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Cost of Living Calculator | City and Salary Comparison Tool

Savings Corner

NerdWallet’s calculator doesn’t include tax data, which can vary by and within metropolitan areas. How is this tool different from other resources out there? The expenses that factor into cost of living can include housing affordability, transportation expenses, food prices and entertainment costs. And it adds up.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

It’s a tool, and it provides security and options. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did. We don’t have to spend a lot for entertainment.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

Family Balance Sheet

. – other necessities: insurance, medical expenses, tithe/giving, savings, loan payments (credit cards, student, personal), Non-necessities could be: – Clothing, smart phone plan, recreation, gifts, beauty/personal, entertainment, anything that you might spend money on, but it’s not necessary for your survival.

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