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Friday Links – Too Swamped Edition

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Working to build your emergency fund? If you are new to PET or haven’t gotten a chance to read all the articles in the past, here are few archives you might enjoy. PET Archives: How to make your own clothes. How to haggle for a bargain. Confused about how much you should save and how you should go about saving it?

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How To Recover From A Home Fire

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Find Temporary Shelter For You And Yours (including pets). The building and many of the things in your home may have been badly damaged by flames, heat, smoke, and water. The firefighters may have cut holes in the walls of the building to look for any hidden flames. You may need to haggle with them over what was covered or not.

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

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Edward Antrobus from Edward Antrobus shares My Money Pet Peeve: Skipping Frugality Because Earning More is Better. Michael from Financial Ramblings tells us how to Build a Bigger Nest Egg Through ‘Investment Creep’ , and says, “Turn the principles underlying lifestyle creep in your favor. I totally agree.