Cardboard Home http://www.cardboardhome.com The US Housing Crisis Sat, 19 May 2012 17:57:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Cameron backs plan to abolish social housing rent subsidy for higher earners http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/cameron-backs-plan-to-abolish-social-housing-rent-subsidy-for-higher-earners/ http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/cameron-backs-plan-to-abolish-social-housing-rent-subsidy-for-higher-earners/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 17:57:28 +0000 http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/cameron-backs-plan-to-abolish-social-housing-rent-subsidy-for-higher-earners/ Fears 'pay-to-stay' scheme will drive thousands out of housing association and council properties The government is introducing measures that could drive thousands of families out of social housing by removing any subsidy for their rent. In what is being billed as a "pay to stay" scheme, Downing Street has swung behind plans to introduce a new household income threshold above which social …

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]]> http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/facebook-debut-is-not-what-was-expected/feed/ And Justice for All: Financial Resources Available to Victims of Violent Crime http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/and-justice-for-all-financial-resources-available-to-victims-of-violent-crime/ http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/and-justice-for-all-financial-resources-available-to-victims-of-violent-crime/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 10:25:16 +0000 http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/and-justice-for-all-financial-resources-available-to-victims-of-violent-crime/ More than 1 million Americans felt the financial impact of violent crime in 2010. Thankfully, there are several types of monetary resources available to crime victims

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]]> http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/and-justice-for-all-financial-resources-available-to-victims-of-violent-crime/feed/ How My Family Makes Ends Meet Without Breaking the Bank http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/how-my-family-makes-ends-meet-without-breaking-the-bank/ http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/how-my-family-makes-ends-meet-without-breaking-the-bank/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:29:54 +0000 http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/how-my-family-makes-ends-meet-without-breaking-the-bank/ For many families, budgeting is a must. With three (soon to be four) small children, my husband and I have no choice but to budget to get by. Here are a few steps we take to make sticking to out budget easier

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]]> http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/how-my-family-makes-ends-meet-without-breaking-the-bank/feed/ How My Family Can Easily Stick to a Budget http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/how-my-family-can-easily-stick-to-a-budget/ http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/how-my-family-can-easily-stick-to-a-budget/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 17:25:03 +0000 http://www.cardboardhome.com/2012/05/how-my-family-can-easily-stick-to-a-budget/ A look at how my family of three is able to stick to a budget. It was not easy at first, but it is getting easier as time is going on. This is how we manage to stay on track, and why it is important.

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