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My Success in Reducing Property Taxes (And How You Can Achieve It!)
1. Get an Official Appraisal 2. No Comparable Sales in Your Area 3. Be Considerate
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Master Your Finances with My Downloadable Excel Budget Template
--- Download My Free Excel Budget Template: Closing Thoughts: In the earlier chapters, we covered various strategies for successfully creating a budget that works for you. Now, let's get practical…
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Simplifying Budgeting with Mint: A Guide
Throughout this series, particularly in Part 2, I've mentioned not to stress over individual credit card purchases in the beginning. Instead, consider them as one large category. This approach helps…
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Exploring Stock Opportunities – January 2012
It’s a new year, and I’m feeling hopeful about new opportunities. With that in mind, I’m thinking about adding a few more individual stocks to my portfolio. I usually invest…
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Revamping My Investment Approach for This Year’s Stock Picks
### Why I'm Interested in Dividend-Paying Stocks #### Deciding Which Stocks to Buy This Year When investing, you quickly learn that nothing is set in stone and that guidelines can…
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Received Questionable Investment Guidance From Dave Ramsey?
### 12 Percent Annual Returns Are Unrealistic: ### 8 Percent Retirement Withdrawal is WAY Too High! ### Actively Managed Funds vs. Passively Managed Funds: We often like to think that…
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Effortless Strategies to Slash Your Bills – At No Cost!
I love following J Money’s “Challenge Everything” series on Budgets are Sexy. If you haven’t heard of it, J selects a different bill each month and tries to lower it.…
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Which Reigns Supreme – Rental Income or a Stock Market Index Fund?
Who’s ready for a financial showdown? When it comes to investing, there’s a big divide between those who put their money in real estate and those who prefer stocks—like the…
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How I Scored Free Christmas Gifts Through My Rewards Programs
When I was a kid, my bank had something called a "Christmas Club" program. It worked like this: I'd decide how much money I wanted to save for Christmas, say…
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Travel Hacking Chapter 4 – Our $95 All-Inclusive Adventure in Los Cabos, Mexico
## Flights and Hotels on a Budget: Our Travel Hacking Story What’s better than getting your entire family vacation to Florida for almost free? How about scoring a second getaway…