The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Before kids, I spent my free-time volunteering at a stray rescue shelter for dogs. We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor. Nine years later, the rent for similar homes in our neighborhood is double the cost of our mortgage! Louis means so many options for free activities! Childhood joy.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 4, 2015
After renting an office for 12 years, we had nothing to show for it and the space was starting to feel a bit cramped. On top of our normal day to day expenses, the new property taxes were due, we had more ownership expenses than we realized, and we had a family to feed.
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Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
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Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 22, 2020
We had been renting for over 10 years and we were ready to find a property to move our business to and eventually build our net worth. Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. Also, the monthly mortgage payment was less than our rent payment.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
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. 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.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 8, 2018
This could be your rent/mortgage, utilities, loan payments, anything that has a due date. You can find blank calendar pages by Googling, “free calendar template” or I’ve found blank monthly calendars at the Dollar Tree. Also, my friend, Raki, offers a free blank calendar page if you sign up for her email newsletter.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Know what you are getting into with home ownership – it may not be cheaper than renting! To be closer to work and to the airport (for all those free airplane trips we got as a perk), we moved to a location about 10 minutes away. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership.
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