Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
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.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 23, 2012
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. Perhaps the county appraiser raised the appraised value of your home, thereby raising the taxes.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 21, 2013
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.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 13, 2014
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.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 5, 2012
Years ago, we rented a unit in one of two quadruplex buildings owned by our landlord. To save some money, we asked the landlord if we could start a vegetable garden in the area outside our unit. The landlord also let me pick some of the seeded concord grapes growing up the hill. Here’s how we saved money on rent.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
If you have a CPA license, you can help business owners file taxes, generate balance sheets and other accounting documents and make your professional recommendations about your client’s bottom line. With the demand for video, this is another business idea that you can start at a very low cost, in your own home.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
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 don’t have to contend with deciding which bill to pay or how to avoid a debt collector’s call or trying to keep the landlord off your back. My lifestyle didn’t change.
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