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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

One where you spend time with your family, have great conversations, read and get outside to do things that are fun and healthy. Rent instead of own. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. Do it yourself.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Shaun presents Should Families Buy a House or Rent an Apartment: Why Home Equity is Overrated posted at Smart Family Finance , saying, “Every time you assume your homes market value as the equity you command you are overestimating your net worth. Real Estate. ” That concludes this edition.

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Things I’ve Learned During 30 + Years of Home Ownership

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After all, both Mom and Dad had been do-it-yourselfers and had trained me up to work right alongside them. Know what you are getting into with home ownership – it may not be cheaper than renting! I thought I knew all about keeping a house. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership.

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