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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. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! But the truth is, we have the money.

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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. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! But the truth is, we have the money. It is NOT a spending account.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

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I have an English degree and I work in scholarly book publishing as an editor (developmental and acquiring editor, not the grammar and spelling kind of editor). The cats In my free time, I (probably obviously, considering my career) love to read, and I’m in a local book club. My wedding dress, thrifted! The mug shelf 2.

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

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She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Tell us about you and your family. works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. to be able to go on a family missions trip. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Tell us about you and your family. We have a family of 4. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. We love to shoot photos and videos and focus on family and a healthy marriage. Where are you from?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. Our son is 29 and biological.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

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My time in Arkansas has only been interrupted by 15 years in SW MO on a remote farm in the holler, where I commuted from & was a caregiver for the spouse. We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. I was born frugal, into a super frugal family.

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