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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. If not for that fund, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. But Dave Ramsey’s view of debt is very different. Debt is Dumb and Cash is King.”. “…and

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. My family’s finances have also been affected. How Our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic. I remember one morning my husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table contemplating if we should sell one of our cars. Our emergency fund.

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Create an Emergency Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. I remember one morning my husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table contemplating if we should sell one of our cars.

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

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Source : freepik.com Managing finances can be an incredibly stressful and overwhelming endeavor. 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. And this can help you steer clear of debt.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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You see, we learned a valuable lesson many years prior about the importance of an emergency fund. I remember one morning my husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table contemplating if we should sell one of our cars. Our saving grace was the money we had saved in our emergency account. What is an Emergency Fund?

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

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Welcome to Debt Free Stories. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? The debt consisted of my student loans and a car loan. What inspired you to get debt free? That inspired me to be intentional with my finances and to follow Dave’s six steps. Make paying off debt a priority.

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