Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 6, 2014
We will probably be renting a car for our vacation this year. The sales tax, plus the ongoing higher property tax and insurance are really turning him off – and the van does fine if we drive it locally or just for a few hours to the lake. Don’t rent from an airport location. Rent by the week.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 4, 2014
And, of course, it hasn’t been. We have to pay for maintenance and property taxes and the interest on the loan. These costs are are only partially offset by the fact that, in the United States, I get a tax deduction for some of them. This book encouraged me to stop thinking of my primary residence as an investment.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 13, 2014
They might include things such as fees charged for obtaining a mortgage; cost of home inspections; homeowner’s insurance; title insurance and settlement fees; property taxes or transfer taxes. Of course, you have taxes every year you own the property as well. Capital Gains. Money Tips'
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 6, 2020
Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. Also to top it off, I had a huge property tax due that month for our office building that was going to be difficult to pay for in light of the circumstances. Yep, life was good.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
And, of course, not everyone likes the sweltering summers of the Sun Belt states. Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No. 22 for state and local sales tax. Consider a trial run in a new place Consider renting a place for six months to ensure you have a community there.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. How about two things?
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 8, 2018
I discovered the term, Zero-Based Budget, when my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University home course many years ago. A zero-based budget is planning for every single dollar of after-tax income. This could be your rent/mortgage, utilities, loan payments, anything that has a due date.
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