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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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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. Yep, life was good.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. Instead of seeing a movie, rent. Communicating well and communicating often has made talking about. First, we will save our six-month emergency fund. Or rent it from the library. Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? towards debt.

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

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I am a big believer in communicating. Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings Ask the grumpies: when to buy vs. rent. 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.