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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. If you can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build an emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Aja’s wanted to boost her online income to an additional $2000 a month. Jacki and her husband take the month of January to map out their goals for the year. They took it one step at a time though, first by building up emergency funds as quickly as possible, then by paying off the credit cards and committing to no new debt.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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As I reflect back to January 2016, I started that year pretty determined to pay off the balance of our non-mortgage debts. And we were on a roll in January 2016. Build up our Emergency Funds to 3-6 months of expenses. Start college funds for both girls. I even created a hashtag, #crushingdebt2016.

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