Family Balance Sheet
MAY 6, 2020
Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. It kept me up at night.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. The tension would come when we didn’t have a plan and didn’t communicate about finances. I focus more on the big picture (saving for a house, vacations, emergency fund, etc.)
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Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Once the goals are set, they focus on one step at a time and communicating regularly. We have found after 16+ years of marriage that if we do not communicate regularly about our finances, we tend to over-spend, argue, make assumptions, and become complacent. Save for emergencies. Read: How to Build your Emergency Fund.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 21, 2012
I am a big believer in communicating. Specifically, how important emergency fund planning was for a couple with a veterinary emergency at their home.” They aren’t concerned about the latest deal, craze or freebie. We should take a moment to refresh our perspective.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2017
emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. Communicating well and communicating often has made talking about. First, we will save our six-month emergency fund. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave. Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? towards debt.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2011
Invest it Wisely: Steve Jobs: Entrepreneur and Capitalist Extraordinaire On Wednesday, the world lost a great entrepreneur and capitalist, a man whose creativity and genius sparked an entire industry and changed the face of computing and communication forever. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 4, 2013
Your job is secure, your emergency fund is in place and you are diligently saving for retirement. Your trade could also be sent to an electronic communications network that matches buy and sell orders electronically. You want to invest some money in the market, even buy shares of an individual company stock.
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