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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With interest rates at all time lows, more foreclosures coming on the market and prices at decade low levels, you may be looking to buy a home or investment property. Here is my take on the skills every homeowner or landlord needs to have. Knowing when to get help is sometimes difficult (will the help be worth the money?),

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Save Money on Rent

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Perhaps you don’t have enough money to get into your own house yet. You can save money on rent, I know because we got rent reductions. You can save money on rent, I know because we got rent reductions. Here’s how we saved money on rent. How else can you save money while renting? I made jelly from those.

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Sell Your Home or Stay?

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How do we decide if we should sell our home or stay put? What bothers you about your current home? Do you love your home, but hate the neighborhood? Are the taxes too high for the services you get? How will moving to a new home benefit you? Will the taxes be higher? Selling a home is no easy task.

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Is Now The Time to Buy a Home?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Often times you hear of home ownership referred to as the American dream, but this isn’t always the case. There are numerous factors to consider when deciding whether to buy your first home or to continue renting – especially when you’re out of college. A home is a continuous project that requires time and money to upkeep.

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Selling Your Investment Property?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not everyone is cut out to be a landlord or landlady. Before you start spending your profits, take a breath and then sit down and think through what your net gain or loss might actually be – after taxes and all selling expenses. We did have a home inspection which was around $200 as well. Home inspection.

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Eight Things I Learned After Becoming a Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I remember going through magazines and catalogs picking out the things I would have when we had money. I remember thinking about how wonderful it would be to not have to worry about whether we had enough to pay for the propane gas to heat our home. You can do the things you want and need to do whether you have money or not.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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My University Money: Should I Pursue a Co-op Education? Money Beagle: Why You Should Write Your Personal Finance Executive Summary Today – Working with a clearly defined objective is key to financial success. Invest It Wisely: When Can You Talk about How Much Money You Make? There were 56 submissions this week.

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