The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor. While we were still renting an apartment, I researched areas with lower property taxes, scouted out my ideal neighborhoods, and waited for a smaller, less expensive house to come on the market. Childhood joy.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 6, 2014
We will probably be renting a car for our vacation this year. 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. Don’t rent from an airport location. Here is what I found.
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Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Researchers conducted price collection in each city at a specified time and followed specific standards. Because the price of goods and services varies from one city to the next, calculating the cost of living will determine how affordable it is to live in a certain area. Where does the data come from? And it adds up.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 25, 2023
How to use the Rent vs. Buy Calculator The renting-vs.-buying You’ll need just seven pieces of information to use our Rent vs. 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.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Even according to boating sites, like Discover Boating , the costs are high: “In 2012, the average retail price of an outboard boat was $20,387. The average retail price of an outboard boat package (boat,engine and trailer) was $32,795.” We rent it out during the hot season. Boats depreciate, just like cars.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 13, 2014
Your best strategy may involve situations such as waiting until your income levels go down; gifting your property instead of selling it; waiting for the market prices to go up; selling now, even if at a loss; or living in your property for awhile before you sell it. Selling Costs.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
After a pandemic-fueled, seller-benefitting boom — with bidding wars, inventory shortages and spiraling prices all over the country — the housing market began to cool down in 2022. The impact of inflation and fast-rising interest rates dampened buyers’ interest, causing sales to slow and price appreciation to decelerate.
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