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How to Build your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

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

Family Balance Sheet

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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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

Penny Pinchin' Mom

The post 10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Personal finance tips are much like opinions; everybody’s got one. Here are some personal finance tips that should help get you out of that murk. So you aren’t alone!

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

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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Create an Emergency Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

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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Emergency Funds: Emergencies Happen When You Least Expect It

Family Balance Sheet

I remember one morning my husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table contemplating if we should sell one of our cars. What got us through.our emergency fund. Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. How Much Do You Need in an Emergency Fund?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? How about you? What do you think? What do you think?