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How to Budget (and Pay) for Yearly Bills + a FREE Speadsheet

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But let me show you how to budget (and pay) for yearly bills with a strategy I’ve used for years. Our Story: April is always a very expensive month for us. This savings account should strictly be your Personal Escrow Account and these funds are only to be used for the bills that you have identified in step #1.

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Create a Personal Escrow Account for Your Quarterly & Yearly Bills

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April is always a very expensive month for us. Our home-owner’s insurance, auto insurance, and local real-estate taxes (for our home and our business property) are due, and on top of that, we also owed the Federal government this year. I started our personal escrow account years ago, when we refinanced our mortgage.

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Should You Save Or Invest Your Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The bank uses your money for lending and pays you a pre-determined interest rate for that privilege. If you decide to invest in real estate, precious metals or collectable items, the same situation applies as investment in the stock market. No Cost Refinancing – Pros and Cons. What About Debt? What do you do?

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HELOC Vs Home Equity Loan: How Do They Work?

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Both act as second mortgages, using your home as collateral, and may offer tax deductions if the funds are used for substantial repairs or upgrades. Both funding options allow you to use the funds however you see fit. Others use them to pay off high-interest credit card debt or other bills. $16

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site. You will learn exactly what settings, plugins, and themes he uses. Instead of giving in, they used it as an opportunity to pay down debt!

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