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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Family Balance Sheet

My husband and I are self-employed and own a chiropractic office where he is the chiropractor and I am the business manager. To many, working with a spouse would be too difficult, but our individual strengths and weaknesses complement each other and the arrangement has worked well. Unfortunately things changed rather quickly.

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

Savings Corner

We analyzed five broad categories across all 50 states: affordability, overall well-being, the cost and quality of healthcare, weather and crime. Iowa’s median home price is $239,400, per Redfin data — well below the nationwide median home price of $388,800. Iowa lands near the middle of the pack tax-wise. The state ranks No.

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Save Taxes: Negotiate A Reduction in Your Assessed Value

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Typically there is a county office called the assessor’s office responsible for determining equitable assessments for all property in the county. The assessor’s office is usually not the same office that collects the taxes (yep that would be the Collector’s office).

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

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. Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. I still use my spreadsheet to this day!

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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. Everything looked great on paper.

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