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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

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 your emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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Money Matters - How to Build Healthy Financial Habits and Prevent Future Debt

Motherhood Moments

In this blog post, we'll share some of the top financial habits that can help you improve your financial mindset and reduce your chances of falling head over heels in debt. Emergencies do happen, so it's essential to have a savings cushion to fall back on when unexpected expenses pop up. Save for a rainy day. Thanks for reading!

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. I focus more on the big picture (saving for a house, vacations, emergency fund, etc.)

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

I’m busy raising my daughters with my 50-something husband, managing our small business, and writing my blog. A few of my favorite personal finance books: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness , by Dave Ramsey. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! And Read some more. Where We Stand.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Jason Price from One Money Design interviews Chuck Bentley: The Root of Riches Book Interview. Chuck wrote the book to challenge how people think about money.&#. Kevin Mulligan from RothIRA.com’s Retirement Planning Blog tells us how to Take Advantage of Retirement Accounts for a Side Business.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Better to refinance and sink those funds into the treasury market! Tax Rebate Blog: How Much Can you Earn Before Paying Tax in 2011 Tax allowances and brackets change each year. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? One of the major components of being financially fit is to have an emergency fund.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Each clip corresponds with one of the blog posts included this week. John S from Frugal Rules shares Blogging Tips From a Beginner , and says, “Before I began blogging, I thought there was a difficult point of entry. Thankfully, I was wrong and have found blogging to be fun and quite enjoyable.