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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

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.

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Things I’ve Learned During 30 + Years of Home Ownership

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Know what you are getting into with home ownership – it may not be cheaper than renting! A recent discovery is that newer regulations concerning energy efficiency and ‘greenness’ are causing major appliances to wear out much faster than older ones. Today, I share a few of those things with you.

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