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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. From early on, Alan and I knew we wanted to travel extensively throughout the United States over the course of our lifetime. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Alan doesn’t share that regret.

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5 Books with Insights that Changed the Way I Think About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We have to pay for maintenance and property taxes and the interest on the loan. These costs are are only partially offset by the fact that, in the United States, I get a tax deduction for some of them. Even though we bought a house in 2007, I never once expected it to be a money-maker.

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