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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

This would also go under “what single action has saved the most money over your life” During my “study” of The Tightwad Gazette I saw a short article about giving home haircuts. I mentioned it to my fiance and he asked me to please cut his hair for him, using the article as a guide! Cloth diapering.

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Why You Should Be Collecting Rainwater

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since water and snow falls from the sky for free, my landlord made it so that after it lands on the roof it then runs down some pipes into the ground, providing more than enough to water the trees and plants without using any municipal water. My water bill was pretty much nada. Why should we pay for what comes down to earth for free?

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Selling Your Investment Property?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not everyone is cut out to be a landlord or landlady. Carryover passive loss use. However, we have not been able to claim that loss due to the overly complex and landlord unfriendly income tax laws we now have. Can we use this loss to reduce our capital gain on the sale? When can you use accumulated passive loss amounts?

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Best College Student Credit Cards of February 2024

Savings Corner

Discover it® Student Cash Back Our pick for: Bonus cash-back categories that rotate The Discover it® Student Cash Back gives students the same excellent rewards as the regular Discover it® Cash Back — notably, bonus cash back in rotating categories that you must activate. These companies gather the information used to calculate credit scores.

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Tips for Protecting Your Identity

Saving Cents With Sense

Only give your social security number out when absolutely necessary, and take the proper steps to ensure it’s not spread to inappropriate channels or people who will take advantage of the information. Suggest that your potential landlord use a service like Mysmartmove to conduct a background and credit check.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here is my take on the skills every homeowner or landlord needs to have. They wanted all new furniture for their home so they shopped around to find the store they wanted to use. Perhaps the city wants to use your land for some public work and invokes eminent domain laws to take an easement. Know When to Get Help.

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Best Bad Credit Loans of January 2024

Savings Corner

Then, use a personal loan calculator to see what rate and repayment term you’d need to get that monthly payment. Payment history is the biggest factor that determines your credit score, so paying on time can give you a big boost. Many lenders use the credit scoring company FICO , which defines poor credit as below 580.

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