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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Cut your s pending , BUT still live well: No one wants to read, “ cut your spending “, because what they hear is live like a miser. This first group of ideas is about cutting back–but still living well–AND putting that money not spent into your emergency savings. An easy lunch idea in one word: leftovers!

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Being Environmentally Friendly Saves Money

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She blogs about ways to make and save money as well as what she is up to at her blog www.kylieofiu.com. So instead of menu planning, buying what we need and eating it, we are buying what we feel like, cooking too much and throwing away the rest instead of eating the leftovers. You may as well flush that money down the toilet.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Stop Spending, BUT still live well: 1 – Declare a “Needs Only” month. Not enough time in the morning to make breakfast AND pack a lunch, one word: leftovers! If you have some bigger items, you will likely make more money selling them on Craigslist or your local Facebook sale page than at a yard sale.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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The rule was, if I could get $50 bucks or more for it, it was going on Craigslist. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. As well as me starting up my education full time and completing that. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. We sold EVERYTHING! I am very happy.

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