Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

After making a down payment of anywhere from 3% to 25%, they get a mortgage to cover the remaining costs of purchasing the home. Each payment includes a combination of principal and interest, as well as property taxes, and, if needed, mortgage insurance. Including discount points will make a lender’s rates appear lower.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Because refinancing can cost thousands of dollars, make sure refinancing has a tangible financial benefit to you and that you’ll stay in your home long enough to recoup the fees. Refinancing next steps If you’ve looked at the numbers and decided that refinancing makes sense, then it’s time to shop around for a refinance lender.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

One of most important determinations you need to make before moving to a new city or town is how much it will cost to live there. Home prices, property taxes and monthly rents vary from state to state, city to city, town to town and even neighborhood to neighborhood. You can see Manhattan’s page here. What is ‘cost of living’?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 4, 2014

Now I’m a freelance writer who makes a living from home. We have to pay for maintenance and property taxes and the interest on the loan. These costs are are only partially offset by the fact that, in the United States, I get a tax deduction for some of them. And, of course, it hasn’t been.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

I’ve shared before that April is the most expensive month of the year for us because our homeowners/auto insurance and property taxes are all due, along with any federal or state taxes that we might owe. We’ll concentrate on numbers 1 – 3, so we can make our emergency savings last as long as possible.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2013

Rules of thumb are often used to make various financial decisions. The rule of thumb that states that it makes sense to spend 30% of your income each month on a housing payment doesn’t take into account the fact that you might have other debts, and that taking on more might over-leverage you. So, What Can You Do?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

An important metric that your mortgage lender uses to calculate the amount of money you can borrow is the DTI ratio — comparing your total monthly debts (for example, your mortgage payments, including insurance and property tax payments) to your monthly pre-tax income. Cash reserves. Debt and expenses. 100,000 or more?

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 26, 2016

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

Any housing related insurance fees and property taxes are also important to include. If you really wanted to be frugal, you could make a lot of these products yourself. You can make homemade soap, toothpaste, detergent in just a couple of minutes. This would include your monthly mortgage payment or rent payment.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

If you can’t get a lower rate than the one you have now, it might not make sense to tap your home’s equity at this time. Cash-out refinancing is beneficial if you can reduce the interest rate on your primary mortgage and make good use of the funds you take out. Failing to repay the loan means you could wind up losing it to foreclosure.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2014

Don’t be afraid to dream big for the life you want to live, but make sure you can afford it. By purchasing used vehicles you save on the initial car price, the sales tax you pay upon purchase as well as the property tax you pay each year and the amount you need to insure it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2014

They might include things such as fees charged for obtaining a mortgage; cost of home inspections; homeowner’s insurance; title insurance and settlement fees; property taxes or transfer taxes. The buyer pays for this and will usually make the sale contingent on, at least, acceptable results from their home inspection.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 6, 2014

The sales tax, plus the ongoing higher property tax and insurance are really turning him off – and the van does fine if we drive it locally or just for a few hours to the lake. By reserving ahead of time, you can probably get a better rate (and make sure a car will be available). Rent by the week. Rent on a weekend.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2011

Get a property tax assessment. Your tax bill could be incorrect. Your state or province may be overbilling you for the cost of your personal property. The government will reassess your property value and in some cases you might be issued a refund. Make extra payments. Get a lower interest rate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Then, you would also need the gear that makes having and using a boat fun. These will include things such as insurance, property taxes, gasoline (to get to the lake and to boat on the lake), maintenance, boat slip fees and storage fees in off season. Still, owning a boat has appeal – a large emotional pull for many people.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 5, 2012

Perhaps your sibling has been repeatedly fired and can’t make his house payments. Think about what your decision will do to your situation, why you think you want to make this decision (is it just to make yourself feel good or meet someone else’s expectations?), How do you determine when enough is enough?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2011

This usually leads to an increase in your real estate taxes! Increases in your assessed value can sometimes be negotiated downward, saving you tax money. In some cases, just making a call to the county to ask about the increase will get it lowered. We made that call one year and successfully reduced the new assessed value.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

It’s important to note our ranking is simply a starting point for making a decision. It’s a new adventure, and you should really take the time to do the prep work financially and personally so that you make smart decisions. Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Buy Calculator, things you may already know or have been tossing around in your mind: To make things easy, we made a number of assumptions about other typical costs that factor into this calculation. You’ll keep paying mortgage insurance (for a period of time, anyway), property taxes, homeowners insurance and HOA dues (if they apply).

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Doing so will empower you to make the best decisions for your family — and your wallet. Make a list of what’s important to you in a home. Analyze whether it makes sense for you financially. Analyze your monthly budget to make sure you can handle mortgage payments along with your other day-to-day bills.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

Also to top it off, I had a huge property tax due that month for our office building that was going to be difficult to pay for in light of the circumstances. We followed Dave Ramsey’s debt snowball method and paid the smallest loan off first while making the minimum payments on the other 4 loans.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Down payment costs are just the beginning — you’ll also have to account for closing costs and ongoing homeowner expenses, like property taxes and insurance, and you’ll want to budget for maintenance costs. Small improvements in one or more factors can make a substantial difference: A bigger down payment always helps.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Cash-in refinance Caret Down With a cash-in refinance, you make a lump sum payment to reduce your loan-to-value (LTV) ratio, which cuts your overall debt burden, potentially lowers your monthly payment and also could help you qualify for a lower interest rate. You likely won’t need to make another down payment.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Compare options from multiple personal loan lenders before applying to make sure you’re getting a competitive interest rate and fee structure. Debt-to-income ratio: Lenders also look at other monthly credit payments you make compared to how much you earn each month. Lenders won’t accept documents they can’t read.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Even though Alan was an IT professional by trade, his logical mind also understands what makes all kinds of mechanical things work, and he can repair just about everything I break. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Being frugal is just playing with numbers – and winning.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

With that much debt, we needed some go big or go home heavy hitters that would make a big impact on debt reduction. We started with 5 loans and paid the smallest loan off first while making the minimum payments on the other 4 loans. We followed Dave Ramsey’s debt snowball method for debt reduction. We need to increase our income.”

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Double check your expense projections and compare to previous statements and bills to make sure they’re correct. To get to zero, you will need to make cuts, so start with the Non-Necessity expenses first. First, check your projections to make sure they’re accurate. For informational purposes only.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

In addition to zoning regulations (in which the local government says what kinds of buildings, animals and uses you can have on your land), other agencies can make you do the things you want or need to do in a certain manner. We have a dry run on our property which, when it rains, carries the water off to a river.

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