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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Earning a sub-poverty-level income for decades as a Catholic priest, he focused on his investments in his free time, and was worth nearly $1 million when he died. This 102-year-old former part-time janitor and dry cleaner left $2.3 Our investments have gone up and down over time with the market. Genesio Morlacci.

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What Features Are Most Important When Buying (and Selling) a House?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This is the first rule of real estate, right? We wanted a four bedroom house because both my husband and I work from home part-time. Because we will likely sell the house again in less than ten years, our buying strategy was a bit different than most people’s. Here are the lessons we learned: Location Matters.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

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. You could start your own real estate agency, working with businesses or private citizens to find the office space, house or apartment that’s right for them.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I was preparing to retire, I tried to go part time – but my company wasn’t willing to fill my spot with a part-timer. Our alternate income streams include an inherited IRA, real estate rental income and dividends/interest from investments. Then the Great Recession hit so I postponed for a few years.

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although friends tried to help by offering part time employment, she was unable to keep a paying job. 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. She gave large gifts to close friends. Don’t Pay Your Taxes.

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The Very Best of Small Town America… for Roadtrips

Saving Cents With Sense

Don’t be surprised if you’re tempted to look up real estate listings and start looking at schools while you’re there. Guest post by: Gloria is a stay-at-home mom and part-time fashion blogger. Small towns are the next big thing, you know. She’s originally from the East Coast.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Beating Broke presents I Quit My Job: Back to Work posted at Beating Broke , saying, “If you’ve been following the I Quit My Job series, you’ll know that I quit my full-time job back in November 2011 and have been working a part-time job and running my websites ever since. MR presents Is Now The Time To Buy Real Estate?

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