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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. You will be so thankful later. He took the truck to our mechanic because a dashboard light came on. But the truth is, we have the money.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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Tell us about you and your family. We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. Where are you from? What do you and your spouse do for a living? What are your hobbies?

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. Tell us about you and your family. works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Everyone is trying to figure out how to save money on groceries! Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly, and that’s before inflation. They wake up hungry, they come home from school hungry, they claim starvation right before we eat dinner, and then they are hungry again right before bedtime.

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Meet a Reader | M from the PNW

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” We didn’t even really vacation; it was mostly frequent eating out and retail spending. .” ” We didn’t even really vacation; it was mostly frequent eating out and retail spending. Tell us a little about yourself I’m in my late 30’s; I grew up and have always lived in the Pacific Northwest.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

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. You will be so thankful later. How much can you save just by cutting out non-essential spending? But the truth is, we have the money.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Tell us about you and your family. We have a family of 4. Farrah also has a kids t-shirt line that she runs out of the house called Lovely Littles Shop. We love to shoot photos and videos and focus on family and a healthy marriage. I am a big Dave Ramsey fan and I often listen to his show while I’m cooking dinner.

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