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Save Taxes: Negotiate A Reduction in Your Assessed Value

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Assessed value is the value that will be used in determining how much you will pay in real estate taxes. Typically there is a county office called the assessor’s office responsible for determining equitable assessments for all property in the county. What is assessed value?

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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What got us through financially? I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband.

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How to Determine Home Value

Savings Corner

Knowing how to calculate your home’s value with the help of online tools and trained professionals better prepares you to buy, sell, refinance, tap into your home’s equity — or even negotiate lower property taxes. Use online valuation tools Searching “how much is my house worth?” Here are five ways to determine home value.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

Family Balance Sheet

How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. We had been renting for over 10 years and we were ready to find a property to move our business to and eventually build our net worth. We’re STILL here! We drive older cars.

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