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Life Tips from Dad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Gender equality. Dad didn’t just preach that boys and girls were equal, he demonstrated it. In his 50′s he studied real estate and the local housing market to find a home to fix up and sell. He and Mom worked side by side on all of their projects. Just fix it.

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Frugal housing.

Finally Frugal

I was questioning whether, with the sad state of the real estate market, throwing money at my second mortgage was really the intelligent thing to do, since I don't know whether I'll ever get that money back (I'm thinking not). Way to protect your backside, economic experts!)

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7 Best Investments in 2024

Savings Corner

Investing allows you to share in the economic recovery, and help your money keep pace with inflation. The aim is to provide investment returns equal to the underlying index’s performance, as opposed to an actively managed mutual fund that pays a professional to curate a fund’s holdings. and offer regular dividend payments.