Should You Buy or Rent a Home?

Even though the image of owning our own home, complete with a white fence, seems to always stay with us, nobody can disregard the news of how home ownership has meant financial disaster for many American families in the past several months.  Most of us, over 50, probably always assumed we would own our own residence by middle age. And many of us have bought a house or two.  How has that worked out for you?

For many families, home ownership has been great. The family home has provide security and pride. For others, the home has become a burden which ended up costing a lot of money without much real return in the end.

Costs of Home Ownership

Let us take a quick glance at some of the costs of home ownership. Consider these, and then try to determine if owning will give you a real advantage. Understand that this is not about what is good for your coworkers, friends, or Aunt Jane. This is all about what is good for you.

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Do You Have Cheap Meal Planning Ideas?

Do you have any great ideas for simple and inexpensive meals? If you don’t have any ideas, or if you feel as if yours are overused in your home, would you like to get some more. Frugal Mavens is running a contest you may really enjoy. I know that my family is stick of spaghetti, but I still make it once a week because it is inexpensive, affordable, and quick to prepare.

The general guidelines ask for affordable, simple, and healthy meal plans. Beyond that, you can come up with anything that you think other readers would enjoy.  If you have been cooking for a family for years, you are bound to have several ideas. If not, you are bound to learn something.

You can stop by this post to learn about the cheap meal planning tips contest. And you can register for free, and then post your own tips in the comment form for a chance to get rated.  The highly rated meal plans will get a chance to have an entire article published with a link back to their own favorite website!

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We are seeing a dip in fuel prices, but nobody knows how long it will last. Notice I say, how long, and not “if” it will last, because I’m pretty sure this is a temporary dip. I do not have a crystal ball though, and am no expert on economics, so I hope my hunch is wrong! However, we have other reasons for using clean and renewable energy sources beyond price. We want a clean environment, and hopefully our generation can leave a green planet for our kids and grandkids. I mean, c’mon, we were the generation who was so hard on our own parents and grandparents for pollution, and now look at us!

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