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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Personally, I think a starter fund should be $2000-$3000. I started donating plasma in January 2021 and earned over $1000 in the first 3 months of the year. 17 – Find a part-time job. He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses.

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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. Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. I even created a hashtag, #crushingdebt2016.

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