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Essential Car Maintenance Costs

Essential Car Maintenance Costs

Although you may not need a personal vehicle if you live in a large city with public transportation, having a family vehicle is convenient and provides the independence necessary if you live outside the city. However, along with the benefits comes the responsibility (and cost) of maintaining the vehicle. That is why it’s advisable that you buy a family car that’s easy to maintain and has a good record of reliability. Nonetheless, if you own a family car, here are some of the essential maintenance costs you are most likely to incur at some point in time.

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5 Potential Maintenance Headaches for Older Homes

While property maintenance is a concern that no homeowner can afford to ignore, it can be an even more important issue for older homes. Overlooking issues with your home’s roof, foundation or plumbing systems can lead to frequent problems, higher repair costs and potentially bigger problems such as flood damage. A few helpful tips can go a long way towards keeping your maintenance and upkeep expenses from getting out of hand.

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Home Upgrades to Save Money Every Day

A home is a major investment. To make the most of our hard-earned dollars, we are always on the lookout for ways to reduce the cost of homeownership. We can explore refinance options, make efforts to improve the value of our home and carry out major renovations and repairs as needed. All of those steps are beneficial and definitely worth the effort, but they don’t have to be the end of the story. There are many simple things we can do that will save us money every single day. Here are four examples of how to upgrade our homes to save money.

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Regular Maintenance Will Save You Money

It doesn’t matter how big your home is or how many people there are in your family – trying to save as much money as possible is just the smart thing to do. Although it may cost you a bit of money upfront, regular maintenance will save you money in the long run.  Luckily, there are lots of ways to save money on maintenance without compromising the health and happiness of your loved ones. So, what are some of the most effective ways to do so?

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Frugal Family: How to Save Money on Regular Home Maintenance

It’s much more relaxing to reside in a home that Isn’t constantly breaking down. In order to do so,  you must put sufficient time and effort into giving it proper maintenance. However, maintenance doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. If you want to reduce your routine home maintenance expenses, you should test out these avenues right away.

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Avoid being “house poor” by taking these 4 steps

We’ve all heard cautionary tales of new homeowners who have ended up “house poor.” Yes, their homes may be gorgeous and enviable, but that asset is all they have. But in reality, they’re struggling to afford their homes and live their lives comfortably. And, if there’s one thing you don’t want to do as a buyer, it’s to find yourself in a similar position. Here are the steps you can take during your home search to ensure you find a home that works with your wallet and keeps you comfortably in your budget:

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Not Saving Enough?

If you are concerned about your current savings account balance, the first step is to actually seriously commit to saving more. There is an old saying which says “Nothing Changes Until You Do”.  Your savings won’t increase until YOU change the way you do things and the priority you give to savings.  Those people without any savings if they want to do something fun and the vast majority will be able to find the money to do it, so it’s not that they don’t have the money to save… it’s just not a high priority. So the first step in increasing your emergency fund, your savings account or your retirement fund is to make it a priority. Once you’ve done that you can look for places where you can save money to redirect into those savings accounts. Here are a few effective ways to save money that you may not currently be using.

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