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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. Challenge yourself to question your purchases and spending through out the month and see how much you can save. 10 – Do It Yourself. If you need to work a second job, it might as well be interesting to you.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

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. 12 – Do It Yourself.

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In spite of the expense, some of the newer furniture is much less well made than older pieces. Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. I used several boxes of baking soda to help sanitize and deodorize them as well. There another product called Krammer’s Best Antique Improver that also works well.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can end up well ahead in the long run. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Do it yourself. Instead of hiring someone to do something, try doing it yourself first. If you don’t know how to do it, search online.