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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s pretty standard advice to new homeowners that they should have a lawyer present at closing, yet we didn’t. Sometimes the most financially rewarding scenario is to donate it to a tax deductible charity! you own real estate, you have been, or someday will be, confronted with. Know When to Get Help.

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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

Family Balance Sheet

Some Ideas For Keeping Your Financial Records Organized: For our personal taxes, we keep a present year file for tax deduction documents, such as receipts for charitable contributions, mortgage tax payments, receipts for school and real estate taxes, Goodwill donations, etc.