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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 can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build an emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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How to Avoid Financial Disaster

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Of course, we don’t do it on purpose, I know, it’s just that we often don’t realize what we have done until it’s too late and disaster strikes. Start an Emergency Fund One of the biggest things you can do to help avoid disasters is to create an emergency fund. I know that sounds harsh, but it is the reality.

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How to Get into the Stock Market

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Traditional investment advice says that you shouldn’t invest in the market until you are financially stable, have an emergency fund and have taken care of other basics, such as insurance of all kinds, debt removal and etc. Remember that you need to review your specific situation to determine the course of action you should take.

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What Money Advice Would You Give Yourself If You Could Go Back in Time

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I wasn’t doing anything wrong back then; my family lived within our means, we had an emergency fund, and we were saving for retirement and our son’s college costs. Often, as I review my finances, I ask myself this question: “What will my future self say about this?” Now, my focus looks a little forward.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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I have been sharing my passion for simple living on GrowingSlower.com since 2011, and I now have added the Real Mom’s Guide series of books and courses to further encourage my readers! We got an unexpected tax return, which of course went toward the loans. That’s about it for hobbies, as our little ones are 1 and 3.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I discovered the term, Zero-Based Budget, when my husband and I took Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University home course many years ago. If they are, you can consider putting the extra funds into an emergency fund, pay off a credit card, or save for another financial goal. What a great problem to have, right?!?!

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