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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. Perhaps the county appraiser raised the appraised value of your home, thereby raising the taxes.

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Eight Things I Learned After Becoming a Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I remember thinking about how wonderful it would be to not have to worry about whether we had enough to pay for the propane gas to heat our home. You don’t have to contend with deciding which bill to pay or how to avoid a debt collector’s call or trying to keep the landlord off your back. My lifestyle didn’t change.

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Live Green and Get More Green in Your Wallet

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are a few ideas to cultivate a more eco-friendly atmosphere – and save money – around your home. If you happen to have an extensive library of DVD’s at home, consider donating them to the library so others can live a little bit thriftier as well. Save on Entertainment. In the U.S., Rent It Out.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter. We are very blessed that my husband earns enough so that I have been able to stay at home and homeschool–so my “why” in saving money is to balance that out. This only happened after we stopped owning homes and became renters.

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