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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

The season of family, faith, food, and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending if you’re coming up short. I make notes of gift ideas for my family and friends throughout the year.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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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. He took the truck to our mechanic because a dashboard light came on. But the truth is, we have the money. How would you pay for an unexpected car repair?

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Baby Budgeting: How to Save for Your New Arrival

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You can also look online on Facebook or Craigslist for baby gear for sale by parents. If you’re fortunate to have friends or family offer hand-me-downs or gifts, don’t turn them down. Image source Welcome to the world of parenthood! It’s a place filled with joy, laughter, and many expenses.

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Oue Home Will Never Sound the Same.

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We went to a piano sale at a local college in the spring. We checked Craigslist occasionally, but the piano search was put on hold when other things became a priority. Last weekend, we got a call from my mom that a family friend, who is downsizing, needed to unload the piano and was looking for a taker. moving along.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

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Yard sales. I happen to LOVE yard sales. I love going to them and I love having yard sales. If I have a free Saturday morning from April thru September--unfortunately it''s rare--I try to hit a community yard sale. Every year, we participate in our community''s yard sale. 7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale.

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

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80 from the sale of the Wii. $50 55 from our yard sale. $75 We got rid of clutter by selling some stuff and returning unused purchases, we were able to reduce our spending by $100 during the month by being more deliberate with our money and I met some new blogging friends who were also participating in the challenge.

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10 Ways to Find Cash for your Summer Vacation

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Doesn’t a break from your daily schedule to get away and spend quality time with your family sound amazing? Every summer we take a week to focus on our girls, fitness, good food and spending time with our extended family that we vacation with. A friend makes extra money teaching piano. Is the cost holding you back?

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