Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 4, 2012

If he spent his money on gumballs and slingshots, his income would have been relatively linear as well, but he used all that change to buy another pin-ball machine, and then another, and then another. He then used that money to buy a plot of land and rented it to a local farmer for a hefty amount each month. What is Passive Income?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

This year may go down in real estate history as the year of correction. Whatever the economic state of the real estate market, buying a house can be an exciting and emotional process. Figure out how much you can set aside for a down payment, plus a buffer fund for ongoing or unexpected maintenance costs.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2013

The other is to find out what your ‘money personality’ is by rating your money use, acquisition and management tenancies as one of three states: Acquisition: Avoidant Secure Insatiable. Use: Miser Secure Compulsive overspender. He manages the bond investments and I handle the stock, real estate and other investments.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 1, 2013

If you end up in life with assets that you would like to use or from which you need to receive income, yet also want to donate to charity, there may be ways for you to do both. With the help of an estate planning lawyer and your accountant you might be able to use one of these “have your cake and eat it too” ideas.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Instead of hanging, use one of these methods: Roll your sweaters and place them in drawers. If you have no shelves in your closet and you have the rod real estate to spare, consider buying canvas shelves that hang from the bar to create shelf space. Whatever you do, don’t hang your sweaters like you would hang a shirt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 5, 2012

Keep it businesslike and a bit formal and use this speech to prevent the conversation from becoming a high pressure appeal to your heartstrings. Say No the Right Way The Tower of Power site suggests that you will be more successful saying no if you use the right No. Use Alternate Solutions Look for non-monetary resolutions.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

See your loan options with Fundera by NerdWallet How to buy a franchise If you’ve decided that opening a franchise is right for you, you can follow these steps to make it happen. Startup franchise costs can range anywhere from $20,000 to $1 million, depending on the brand and real estate requirements.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2011

But if you know what to look for in real estate leads you can purchase a relatively eco-friendly homestead without spending tons of money. Many older homes are built with absolutely no consideration paid towards the way light use conservation can be affected by the dispersing of the fixtures and switches throughout the home.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Real Estate Will Always Have Value. Ahem… , we all saw real estate fall in 2008, 2009 and 2010 – but do you believe that it is now on the rebound? Some believe that we are in for an even bigger real estate bust in the 2014 – 2016 years. Are you snapping up property at low interest rates?

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Economical Real Estate Making 2008 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2014

Some of the costs you may encounter in a real estate transaction can be quite expensive. Real Estate agent commission : Negotiable! The seller ended up doing an appraisal for $250 for us, paying $75 of the settlement fees, $15 for UPS and $547 for title insurance. Carryover passive loss use. Selling Costs.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

We’ve only bought 4 pieces of real estate in our lives, including two homes. Here are four things I wish we had known how to check on before we bought. Understand what regulations there are on the use of the property. Knowing where the main water cutoff to the house is can be real handy in a water emergency!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

A person, trying to help a family member figure out how to pay taxes on their home and thus be able to keep possession of the fully paid off home suggested that the family member take in a roommate to earn some extra money. The intention was to get some extra money and get the real estate taxes paid. Maybe, but probably not.

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Real Estate Money Kids and Family Budgeting 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

The US Secretary of State, currently John Kerry today (2013-08-30) in a newscast on the possibility of intervening in Syria due to chemical weapons used there, claimed that there is a high and immediate cost of the US doing nothing in response to that use. How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too. Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 27, 2013

After 7 years of renting it to vacationers on a nightly basis, and using it occasionally ourselves, I have decided to let a local company lease it on a yearly basis. Ours did and they were twice as high as the residential real estate taxes! We own a vacation condo lakefront in the Branson area. You are tired of traveling to it.

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Vacation Real Estate Friends And Family Sale Painting 210

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2014

What a wonderful gift it was, but I wish I had been wiser in using it. I didn’t know how to negotiate and I felt that negotiating was bad to do – almost cheating. Consequently, I overpaid for cars and real estate my entire life and I let others underpay me for my services. I picked the wrong college major.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Once you plan what you need you can start figuring out how to fill that need. Not paying your real estate taxes. Eventually he could not pay the real estate taxes and the home was put on the county’s tax lien sale auction. Planning ahead to project your needs is important. Not being ready to make changes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 31, 2014

Use both mutual funds and ETFs to achieve diversification while investing in stocks, bonds, real estate, and international investments. Use both analyst reports and the advice from different analysts to determine the best decision while also embarking in tax-loss selling. Determine Your Risk Tolerance.

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Building Real Estate Taxes Economy 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

A seller who wants to advertise a potential rent-to-own deal can still use many traditional realty advertising methods, such as a local paper and real estate websites, to showcase their properties. The buyer gets the unique opportunity to thoroughly use and investigate the home before actually buying.

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Rent Home Real Estate Work 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

When I redid ours, I used that spray meant to re enamel tubs to re-finish the vanity tops. Possible sources include: Neighbors or real estate investors who tore out perfectly good materials and want to get rid of them. Garage or estate sales. Talk to people you know to find who they may have used for their work.

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Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2015

April is always a very expensive month for us. Our home-owner’s insurance, auto insurance, and local real-estate taxes (for our home and our business property) are due, and on top of that, we also owed the Federal government this year. How to Create a Personal Escrow Fund. So I came up with my own system.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2011

Here are some forms of passive income that you may have heard of: Real Estate (rental units). Out of these three options, real estate is often the passive income of choice, simply because not everyone has the talent to sing or write, but for the most part, real estate can be learned by almost everyone.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2013

As the family grows used to these short financial discussions, you could move them along into longer ones, eventually turning them into a family meeting. If it isn’t measured, it isn’t managed” is a quote we often used while managing projects. Update your networth statement. You do have one, right? Are they achievable?

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Activism Goals Kids and Family Finance 229

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. They invested about $50,000 in the 1960s, and upon their deaths in the 1990s, their estate was worth an amazing $800 million.” ” How to grow your money tree.

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Virginia Money Real Estate Growing 160

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 28, 2016

She’ll share the 3 steps she used to eliminate $22,000 in credit card debt. Jessi is the founder of the popular personal finance blog, TheBudgetMama.com, where she shares her family’s real life on a budget. In this session, she’s tackling how to budget when funds are tight.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 20, 2014

He once told me that going to school wasn’t about how many facts you could memorize or how many things you could learn. He believed that going to school should teach me how to keep on learning my whole life. Dad required me to learn to use tools and perform tasks which, at the time, were considered for boys only.

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Radios Real Estate Work Kids and Family 162

Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, if you have been following me, you know that I am quite serious about finding ways to not only get out of debt but also how to create a budget (and stick to it) as well as how to save money without necessarily depriving your family of the quality of life they deserve. Find yours and use it to make extra cash.

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Personal Finance Finance Tips Finance Mom 52

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Your less math-friendly entrepreneurs could use your help in keeping their personal and business finances in order. Real estate business If property is your passion, there are several ways you can serve other businesses, or even individuals, with your real estate business. Bizee: Easily form your new business 1.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 31, 2012

Some retirees have real estate, stocks, mutual funds and the like but if you are really looking for specific cash flows, you might want to take a look at bond allocation in your portfolio. You can create a bond ladder using coupon bonds that will pay quarterly, monthly, or even weekly. How to Create a Bond Ladder.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Here’s how to tell if getting a financial advisor is right for you. Your family, age, career, and priorities are all taken into account when crafting your financial goals, and a financial advisor helps you find out how to reach them. The type to use depends on your needs and goals. Keep in mind that goals change.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Both act as second mortgages, using your home as collateral, and may offer tax deductions if the funds are used for substantial repairs or upgrades. Let’s look more closely at how HELOCs and home equity loans work, and how to determine which would work best for you. Home equity loan: What is it?

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

If only there were a magic wand you could use to declutter kids’ rooms! How to Declutter Kids’ Room Now, before we get started, I need to tell you that, as improbable as it might sound, the decluttering itself is actually the simple part. The real work is keeping the room neat and tidy for a sustainable period.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Do you use artificial trees or live cut real ones? According to a New York Times article last December, there are a bunch of us that have artificial trees – me included. How the heck do I dispose of it? We have used this tree for 15 years now. Do you wonder which is better – financially and ecologically?

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Christmas Real Estate Cycle Re-use 181

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

It’s modeled much like Michael Pollans Food Rules with many one-page rules that give short but useful tidbits of information. I have finally listed many of the financial resources, firms, services, and products that I personally use and recommend. Real Estate. We get some answers.

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Money Finance Personal Finance Real Estate 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 23, 2012

They wanted all new furniture for their home so they shopped around to find the store they wanted to use. You will want to know how to challenge the new appraisal and avoid spending more tax money. Perhaps the city wants to use your land for some public work and invokes eminent domain laws to take an easement. Home Decorating.

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Saving Money Money Home Home and Garden 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Use Up Existing Resources. Since she could no longer afford to pay it, she stopped the home insurance and stopped using the cars she inherited (also free and clear). She stopped paying income tax on the rare occasions when she did have income and did not pay county real estate taxes. She began to accumulate clutter.

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Friends And Family Sale Taxes Insurance Money 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

. ” Dr Dean presents iPads And Tablets: Ten Ways To Keep ‘Em Safe While Traveling posted at The Millionaire Nurse Blog , saying, “iPad’s size and weight make them great for traveling Read all about how to help keep yours from the black hole that is ‘ airline lost and found.’

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Editors Picks: Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site shares 10 Phrases I have Used to Save Money. Really, we should all carry a cue card in a our wallet that we can just whip out and use anytime we have an opportunity to save money. People there only have what they use and need and you know what…they are happy!!

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