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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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This post was first published in 2016. Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. What is an Emergency Fund?

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Updates on our Debt Freedom Plan over the years: Our Original Debt Freedom Plan – written in March 2014. 2016 & 2017 Update. 1 – Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt.

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