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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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

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When my wife and I got married, we both made the decision that our first financial priority would be becoming debt free. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? I focus more on the big picture (saving for a house, vacations, emergency fund, etc.) We do it together.

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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She blogs at The Debt Myth. I quit my job to focus on my own stuff (blogging, painting, rental property, my iPhone app, writing Kindle books, etc.). I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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I have been sharing my passion for simple living on GrowingSlower.com since 2011, and I now have added the Real Mom’s Guide series of books and courses to further encourage my readers! In January 2013 there was a blog post on Keeper of the Home that first awakened me to the concept of living debt free. They keep us very busy!

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. 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.&#. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. Then I wrote a series about it on my blog. What are your financial goals now? First, we will save our six-month emergency fund. on to the next one.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Yes, we followed the recommendations outlined in Dave Ramsey’s resources, Total Money Make Over/ Financial Peace University. Where are you from?

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