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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 your 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 We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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We put the funds towards new furniture for our sunroom to replace a 15-year-old set that was outdated and very uncomfortable. When my husband hung a smart TV in the sunroom back in April, we started spending more time in the room–even our teenage daughters started hanging out with us. Ask and ye shall receive!

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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I’m busy raising my daughters with my 50-something husband, managing our small business, and writing my blog. ” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. Where We Stand.

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2012 Financial Goals

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Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. Currently, we have about 3 months salary saved, but we are self-employed and should have a six month security net. Start a Car Replacement Savings Account. Start College Savings Accounts for our Girls. This might take us 2 years to achieve.

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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. friends or family to save on housing costs, and we put a little bit from. each check into a savings account. had a small amount already saved for a tiny vacation. daughter’s tenth birthday. Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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2 – Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. We hit our Annual Household Portion (kind of like a deductible) of $10,000 with Medi-Share in 2017 when our daughter had an unexpected medical condition arise that required multiple tests, 3 surgeries, and medication. 2017 Update.