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Create a Personal Escrow Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Does your property tax bill give you anxiety? Our homeowners insurance and property taxes are not tied in with our mortgage so we receive those bills and are responsible for paying them instead of the bank that owns the mortgage. Please refer back to the original post for a complete list of daily assignments.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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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. October 2019 Update to our Debt Freedom Plan – We PAID off 6 figures of debt!! Related reading: Our Original Debt Freedom Plan. How to Build your Emergency Fund.

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

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Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. 23 for property taxes and No. 22 for state and local sales tax. Iowa also doesn’t tax Social Security benefits , and Iowans age 55 and older are exempt from paying state taxes on retirement income for tax year 2023. The state ranks No.

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