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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Home repairs, construction, electrical, auto repair, technology – he’ll try anything after suitable research of YouTube and other resources. I should have known he was special as he asked for a set of “Time-Life” home repair books when he was in college. He is so talented at DIY.

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The Danger In Assuming

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They can come in the form of a health scare a home repair or otherwise. So build up the emergency fund now, so that the when doesn’t catch you before you’re ready for it. But seeing as how insurance is a multi million dollar business, I think it’s safe to say it’s time to throw that naive assumption out the window.

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Best Bad Credit Loans of January 2024

Savings Corner

These loans come with credit-building tools, flexible repayment terms and special features for debt consolidation and home improvement projects. On-time loan payments build credit. On-time loan payments build credit. Upgrade personal loan pros and cons Mobile app to manage loan payments. Minimum annual income: $12,000.

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Create your debt freedom plan

Family Balance Sheet

The point of the starter emergency fund is to get you through until you pay off your non-mortgage debts, at which point, you build a more extensive fund. But $1000 was not nearly enough money to cover sudden emergencies in both our home and business. We also had some building repairs that we needed to cash flow.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

Family Balance Sheet

The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. The good news is that the consistency my husband and I both had prior to 2013 allowed us to build a decent amount in our retirement. Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road.

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5 Sources for Quick Funding

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Home repairs and other payments will have to be made for those affected by tornados, volcanos, floods and earthquakes—and quickly. This allows someone to take a piece of their hard-earned retirement money that has been building up in their account and use it. Some plans allow for options like a retirement plan loan.

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Reducing Household Odors with Filtrete

Nicoles Nickels

You’ll know when you need to change it, you can see the build up on the filter and during our summer months we sometimes change it every month. Filtrete has a cool Healthy Home Remodel Contest going on through June 30, 2013 that you should definitely enter. Those of you in more temperate climates can probably go the 3 months.