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The Final Day of 31 Days to Find $1000 ~ How Did You Do?

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75 from reducing our spending and declaring October a “needs” only month. $25 Day 14: Reduce Your Grocery Spending without Sacrificing Quality. Day 16: Shop Thrift or Consignment Stores. Day 22: FINALLY…a new post: Do-It-Yourself and SAVE! Day 23: Brown-Bag Your Lunch & SAVE!

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. Put the money saved into your emergency fund.