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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It seemed reasonable to devote a greater portion to real estate, in order to further diversify our portfolio. If we had put that quarter of a million dollars into a tax exempt bond fund at the time, it would have earned around 4% in yearly income, or around $8000 – every year for the past 10 years.

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

Savings Corner

Maybe you prefer golf over cross-country skiing, or you just want to be near your kids or grandkids. Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No. 22 for state and local sales tax. The state combines high-quality healthcare and a light tax burden to rank No. The state ranks No.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before retiring I often wondered about life after retirement – would we have enough money , would it change our marriage, would the kids and grandkids have different expectations, what if catastrophe struck and money became an issue, what would I do, would I miss the daily interaction with the people with whom I worked for many years?