Property Taxes Rent Saving Work 
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.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
How did you get interested in saving money? At age 12, I started saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy Christmas gifts for other children who were less fortunate. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor.
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Savings Corner
DECEMBER 25, 2023
How to use the Rent vs. Buy Calculator The renting-vs.-buying This is a decision with many moving parts, and things change: Your down payment savings grow, you consider moving to a cheaper or more expensive area, you’re curious what happens if you spend less on a home, or more. You can adjust all of those pre-filled areas.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Whether that’s a mortgage or rent, a large percentage of your salary will go toward your housing expenses. Home prices, property taxes and monthly rents vary from state to state, city to city, town to town and even neighborhood to neighborhood. For some, these costs include taking public transportation.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 4, 2014
Save money in a bank account (or perhaps a company retirement plan). Work at said job for 30 or 40 years. Retire and work no more. I first started changing the way I think about things when I realized that I didn’t want to work at a 9-5 job. Buy a house, since it’s an investment.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 4, 2015
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. After renting an office for 12 years, we had nothing to show for it and the space was starting to feel a bit cramped. Unfortunately things changed rather quickly.
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. These items could be work related or for casual purposes. We do this and it works great. Housing costs are a total of the basic necessities that you need to live.
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