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Benefit from My Financial Mistakes

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My parents scrimped and saved for years to send my brother and I through state university. I ended up with a BA in Psychology with an emphasis in Industrial Psychology – and couldn’t get a good paying job of any sort after graduating! I saved to send kids to college first, before retirement. I bought new cars.

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Unintended Consequences

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The intention was to get some extra money and get the real estate taxes paid. This caused the home to be condemned as unfit for human habitation and the real estate taxes not to be paid. We have not come close to understanding psychology of individuals or the complex interplay between individuals and organizations.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We didn’t count on the psychological effect on me though. Hubby continued to work hard around the estate (ok, I’m being a bit grandiose – but you could call 6 acres an estate – right?) Our alternate income streams include an inherited IRA, real estate rental income and dividends/interest from investments.

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

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She stopped paying income tax on the rare occasions when she did have income and did not pay county real estate taxes. Find services providing psychological counseling to help get your life back on track. How to Save Time on Social Networking I avoided social networking sites for a long time because of my busy schedule.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming. Here are the ins and outs of the whole process – why you need one, how much you should have, how to save for it, where to keep it and what do to (and what not to do) with it. So what did they do?

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