Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

This year may go down in real estate history as the year of correction. Whatever the economic state of the real estate market, buying a house can be an exciting and emotional process. Work with an experienced mortgage lender who can walk you through all the options and overall costs. Is location the top priority?

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Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Packing even for a beach trip in just a carry-on can be a little tricky if you aren’t used to packing light. Mix and Match When you carry fewer items, you need all your clothing to work together. If you aren’t going to wear something two or more times, it is just taking up valuable real estate in your carry-on.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

What I have found to work is that if I can access my emergency fund within 24-48 hours, it is ideal both in terms of easy accessibility and liquidity as well as inconvenient enough that I don’t get tempted to dip into it for something it really shouldn’t be used for. Who has that kind of money?

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 24, 2021

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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Rent-to-own is a way to make a property transaction work without a lender involved at the start. A seller who wants to advertise a potential rent-to-own deal can still use many traditional realty advertising methods, such as a local paper and real estate websites, to showcase their properties.

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 4, 2023

If you’ve used a service like Zelle or Venmo, you know how simple it is to send a payment. Sure, it may actually be a business consultant who wants to sublet her fantastic apartment while she’s working in Europe for a year. Or…it could be a criminal who’s catfishing you with pictures of sexy real estate. “In

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Here are a few things to consider: Pros You have an existing corporate framework in which to work. For instance, consider food, beauty, home services, real estate, hospitality and fitness — and then take a look at franchise opportunities within the area that interests you most. The franchise has an existing customer base.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 22, 2013

Instead of letting your real estate agent own the house hunting process for you, look online before forging out. Do yourself a favour and filter the houses out that you are going to see just to the ones that you know will work for you. The difficulty of house hunting is just a small speed bump when it comes to home ownership.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2014

Some of the costs you may encounter in a real estate transaction can be quite expensive. Real Estate agent commission : Negotiable! The seller ended up doing an appraisal for $250 for us, paying $75 of the settlement fees, $15 for UPS and $547 for title insurance. Carryover passive loss use. Selling Costs.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Passive income can help you earn more during the good times and tide you over if you suddenly become unemployed , if you voluntarily take time away from work or if inflation keeps chipping away at your purchasing power. It has a ‘get-rich-quick’ appeal… but in the end, it still involves work. You just give the work upfront.”

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Koupon Karen

MARCH 23, 2024

Taking on these projects with professional help not only ensures safety and compliance with local regulations but also maximizes the potential return on investment, as the Longmont real estate market values well-executed improvements. Plumbing Overhauls Major plumbing work goes beyond fixing a leaky faucet or unclogging a drain.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

It’s up to the investor to find the risk/return balance that works for them. Investors also use money market funds to hold a portion of their portfolio in a safer investment than stocks, or as a holding pen for money earmarked for future investment. Robo-advisors also use ETFs to construct client portfolios.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 27, 2013

After 7 years of renting it to vacationers on a nightly basis, and using it occasionally ourselves, I have decided to let a local company lease it on a yearly basis. You feel obligated to go, since you spent the money on it or you need to go to work on it. Ours did and they were twice as high as the residential real estate taxes!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

You have to be willing to work hard towards your goal. You have to persist in working day in, day out. You may be investing in real estate. You may be working for someone else and saving part or all of your paycheck. Persistence in saving, payday after payday is critical to building a million dollar estate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

His idea was to buy some land, a bit outside his own area and develop it into an estate type community – homes with acreage. This man works for a family firm that deals in real estate and has some connections to people who have done development, but has no experience himself. At least they used to.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

We’ve only bought 4 pieces of real estate in our lives, including two homes. Understand what regulations there are on the use of the property. Stop and talk to any neighbors you see working in their yards. Knowing where the main water cutoff to the house is can be real handy in a water emergency!

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

What is your ideal work environment? Your less math-friendly entrepreneurs could use your help in keeping their personal and business finances in order. Whatever your field of expertise, starting a consulting business is a great way to make a sizable income while working on your own terms. Who is your ideal client?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 6, 2011

Millionaires often invest in rental and commercial real estate. Millionaires like to use their time efficiently. To Practice Re-use. Garage sales afford an optimal way to get access products to be re-used. Millionaires work with and through people. To See Other Neighborhoods. To Get Exercise.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 21, 2011

Put in the hours to get the job done right - sixty-three percent of the millionaires reported working more than 40 hours a week – at least ten percent more than the non-millionaires. The higher the networth of the household the higher the number of hours worked is reported. The millionaires included alternative investments as well.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

down payment 3% New American Funding works with down payment assistance programs in 14 states, including California, Texas, Florida and Illinois. down payment 3% New American Funding works with down payment assistance programs in 14 states, including California, Texas, Florida and Illinois.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2011

Those checks keep coming in, but his work was done long ago. Here are some forms of passive income that you may have heard of: Real Estate (rental units). Again, this takes some work up front, but once the app is developed, it’s simply placed in the app store, and you can watch your income soar!

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Motherhood Moments

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Landlords might also have more time to devote to maintenance and repair work right now,” points out Bordo. “If One final piece of advice: Since the selection of available apartments can be a bit thinner in the winter, make sure you’re scoping out the best variety of rentals by using a service like Dwellsy.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

The US Secretary of State, currently John Kerry today (2013-08-30) in a newscast on the possibility of intervening in Syria due to chemical weapons used there, claimed that there is a high and immediate cost of the US doing nothing in response to that use. Are you being bullied at work? Do nothing to defend.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Not paying your real estate taxes. Eventually he could not pay the real estate taxes and the home was put on the county’s tax lien sale auction. If one came to her (which surprisingly one did – twice), she would work at it halfheartedly and eventually lose the opportunity. Waiting for a job to come to you.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

When I redid ours, I used that spray meant to re enamel tubs to re-finish the vanity tops. Possible sources include: Neighbors or real estate investors who tore out perfectly good materials and want to get rid of them. Garage or estate sales. Talk to people you know to find who they may have used for their work.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 4, 2012

Some believe that it’s just a pipe dream, while others have the mindset that passive income is evil in nature because you do not have to work for your income later in life. I often hear the phrase, “I believe in making an honest dollar”, which basically translates into, “I think you’re scheming to get rich without working for it.”.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 20, 2014

He hated farming and all the back breaking work that went with it. In the 1940′s he became a radio repair technician, started his own radio repair service company, went to work for an aircraft manufacturer and eventually ended up working on parts of the space program in the 1960s. Share what you know. Try new things.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2019

Using artificial intelligence, big data analytics, past financial information and a look at spending habits, they now have a program that can evaluate user credit and help government officials and financial institutions make important decisions based on a credit profile. This program has been in addition to other advanced tech JD uses.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

How to use the Rent vs. Buy Calculator The renting-vs.-buying You’ll need just seven pieces of information to use our Rent vs. 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.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2015

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. This system works very well for us, but we have been doing it for several years.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

This can include investments such as stocks, bonds, cryptocurrency, real estate, cars, boats and other tangible items. How does capital gains tax work? 2023 capital gains tax calculator Use this capital gains calculator to estimate your taxes on assets sold in 2023. Tax Filing Webinar: Jan.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 28, 2016

I’ve been working on an exciting project over the last few months and I finally have all of the details! She’ll share the 3 steps she used to eliminate $22,000 in credit card debt. Jessi is the founder of the popular personal finance blog, TheBudgetMama.com, where she shares her family’s real life on a budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 21, 2020

But as we worked our way through our Debt Freedom Plan , we watched our debts fall and our net worth climb. I STILL use our spreadsheet today. You could also use a recent appraisal. Net worth is used often in regards to wealthy families, but honestly, it’s a formula everyone should embrace.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. Put the dividends and capital gains to work buying more shares. #117046655 / gettyimages.com. Well, kids, your parents lied to you – money does grow on trees. Keep saving.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2013

The other is to find out what your ‘money personality’ is by rating your money use, acquisition and management tenancies as one of three states: Acquisition: Avoidant Secure Insatiable. Use: Miser Secure Compulsive overspender. He manages the bond investments and I handle the stock, real estate and other investments.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Before retiring I often wondered about life after retirement – would we have enough money , would it change our marriage, would the kids and grandkids have different expectations, what if catastrophe struck and money became an issue, what would I do, would I miss the daily interaction with the people with whom I worked for many years?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2013

How have you divided up financial chores and is that working well? As the family grows used to these short financial discussions, you could move them along into longer ones, eventually turning them into a family meeting. If it isn’t measured, it isn’t managed” is a quote we often used while managing projects.

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