Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

This would include your monthly mortgage payment or rent payment. Any housing related insurance fees and property taxes are also important to include. Housing costs are a total of the basic necessities that you need to live. You would need to add in the cost of all necessary utilities like gas, electricity, telephone and water.

Money 159

Money Property Taxes DSL Frugal Lives 159

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2015

After renting an office for 12 years, we had nothing to show for it and the space was starting to feel a bit cramped. On top of our normal day to day expenses, the new property taxes were due, we had more ownership expenses than we realized, and we had a family to feed.

Goals 100

Goals Debt Renovation Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

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. 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. Yep, life was good.

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

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.

Iowa 52

Iowa West Virginia Healthcare Delaware 52

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Would renting for another year or two improve your financial standing? Johnson, a real estate economist at Florida Atlantic University and co-author of the Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent Index. “These are all important to help define the goals they would like to meet.” Make a list of what’s important to you in a home.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Buy Buying Credit 52

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

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. Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. Also, the monthly mortgage payment was less than our rent payment.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Had we not fallen in love with the locale, it wouldn’t have mattered how low the taxes were, but fall in love we did.

Green And Frugal 180

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

This could be your rent/mortgage, utilities, loan payments, anything that has a due date. Necessary expenses could be: – Home: Mortgage/rent, utilities, insurance, taxes, necessary repairs. You can’t cut back on your rent or mortgage payment, but you can find ways to save money on your groceries.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Know what you are getting into with home ownership – it may not be cheaper than renting! They are hungry for the increased ‘revenue’ they will get from the sales and ongoing property taxes the increased populations will bring. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership.

Home 100

Home Washer and Dryer Do It Yourself Garage 100