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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. Our first storm: 2007. The year 2007 held such promise for us when it started, but by the end of the year, we were brought to our knees. As self-employed small business owners, we have lived through some tough months, but in 2007, it was a tough year.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. We have lived through some challenging months as small business owners, but 2007 was a very tough year for us. What helped us through that time was the money we had saved in our emergency account. A Very Tough Year.

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Get Healthy and Save Money

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It is is a bad habit that a 2007 report states that about 4.9 So not only does it place increased pressure on our health system but it also eats up the budget for groceries. With the European economic fallout tipped to be GFC mark 2, the money that you can save now will help you in the future should things get really rough.

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Create an Emergency Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. As self-employed owners of a small business, we have lived through some challenging months, but the year 2007 was especially tough for us. Our business became difficult.

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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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New furniture wasn’t in the budget for this project, but we sold some other unused furniture in November and we now have enough to pay for the new furniture. I said goodbye to mini-van life in January when we traded in our 2007 Honda Odyssey for a 2018 Toyota Highlander. So in the effort of transparency, I took out a car loan.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. We have lived through some challenging months as small business owners, but 2007 was a very tough year for us. Our saving grace was the money we had saved in our emergency account. A Very Tough Year.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? A third “why” is that saving money is like a game to me.