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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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But the truth is, we have the money. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover (affiliate link) , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. It is NOT a spending account.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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But the truth is, we have the money. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. 2 – Decide where to put the money.

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Baby Budgeting: How to Save for Your New Arrival

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There is also essential baby gear, like a car seat, travel system, or baby capsule, that you may need to spend money on. How much are you currently spending monthly, and where is your money going? You can also look online on Facebook or Craigslist for baby gear for sale by parents.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. We sold our house so now we are on Baby Step 4!

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Beginning Exercise without Breaking the Bank

Saving Cents With Sense

more times than not the money is spent while the membership goes unused. Instead of throwing your money away, why not try a few of these suggestions instead and find that you really can exercise without breaking the bank. Lastly, if you haven’t searched yet, there are numerous links on Pinterest to workouts you can do at home.

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

Rather than finding yourself in a position where you’re relying on credit cards for these expenses – and then wasting your hard-earned money on paying off those cards in the following months – try creating separate sinking funds instead. If there’s no extra money in your budget, there’s still hope, though. Yard Sales.

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10 Ways to Find Cash for your Summer Vacation

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A friend makes extra money teaching piano. Your target customer could be seniors or work at home moms who need some extra help when their kids are home from school over the summer. We participate in our neighborhood’s yard sale every spring and put the money towards our summer vacation. You get the idea!

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