Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Home prices, property taxes and monthly rents vary from state to state, city to city, town to town and even neighborhood to neighborhood. You could eat out less, cut back on takeout and cook more often. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the largest bill consumers pay each month is for housing. There are ways to trim that down.

Calculators 52

Calculators Tools Transportation Healthcare 52

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

I’ve shared before that April is the most expensive month of the year for us because our homeowners/auto insurance and property taxes are all due, along with any federal or state taxes that we might owe. Fortunately, we won’t be driving much. Connecting with friends and family near and far.

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Budgeting Budget Family Debt 246

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

The fact that neither one of us likes to cook and neither one of us is particularly good at it might have had something to do with it, too. I enjoy good food even though I don’t like to cook it – maybe especially because I don’t like to cook it. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 178

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

We have thought about moving to a larger home with more space, but a smaller home means lower utility bills, homeowners’ insurance premiums, maintenance, and property taxes. Someone else cooks and cleans up–it’s truly awesome! While our income has grown over the years, our home expenses have stayed the same.

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