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Thankful Thursday | heating issues

The Frugal Girl

This week, I am thankful: for kind people who let us borrow space heaters I already had one from my Buy Nothing group, but I also got to borrow one from my landlord and two from neighbors. Anyway…I’m gonna find the good in a not-that-fantastic situation. So, hey, at least these firefighters got to learn something new!

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Why You Should Be Collecting Rainwater

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since water and snow falls from the sky for free, my landlord made it so that after it lands on the roof it then runs down some pipes into the ground, providing more than enough to water the trees and plants without using any municipal water.

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Selling Your Investment Property?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not everyone is cut out to be a landlord or landlady. Condo owners, such as myself, can also add their share of the cost of any improvements to the complex that they had to help buy. However, we have not been able to claim that loss due to the overly complex and landlord unfriendly income tax laws we now have.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With interest rates at all time lows, more foreclosures coming on the market and prices at decade low levels, you may be looking to buy a home or investment property. Here is my take on the skills every homeowner or landlord needs to have. To get the best deal when buying your house, you have to negotiate. Know When to Get Help.

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Best College Student Credit Cards of February 2024

Savings Corner

Discover it® Student Cash Back Our pick for: Bonus cash-back categories that rotate The Discover it® Student Cash Back gives students the same excellent rewards as the regular Discover it® Cash Back — notably, bonus cash back in rotating categories that you must activate. Read our review. Renting an apartment. Setting up utilities.

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Listen to Iron Maiden, Maybe, With Me.

Work With What You've Got

But I am not buying all new blouses for Fall, not in Dallas. They don’t seem to want to give in to being comfortable. My landlord is not big on raking them and to be honest I don’t so much care. Right now it’s in the 50s in the morning and after the sun sets. Whoop-a-dee-do. Am I right? Not that big of a deal.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My Journey to Millions: No Research Reasons Why I Like Mature Dividend Paying Stocks – While most people don’t talk about it in this manner anymore, when you buy a share of a company you are buying into the business. If I am to buy into any business I want to know revenue, profit, and how I am going to share in those amounts.

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