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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. My family’s finances have also been affected. Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. Everything changed.

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Friday Links – Too Swamped Edition

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Working to build your emergency fund? Read up on emergency fund basics at Money Smart Guides. 5 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Finances The new year brings us another twelve months of infinite possibilities, another chance to turn our lives around. Hope you have a great weekend. As December.

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Easy Ways to Build Up Your Savings

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As the time passed, I was able to figure out ways to save more money and stay on top of my finances. I put $25 per paycheck into my savings account every second Friday. Combined with my extra income, this $600/year (give or take $25) really helped boost my savings and therefor my emergency fund.

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Do You Have an Income Problem? Or a Cash Flow Problem?

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Timing Matters in Finances. My mortgage payment is going to come out every other Friday, no matter what, because it’s on an automatic payment plan. And that can make a difference. When planning your spending for the month, it’s important to consider the timing surrounding your income and expenses.

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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. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. towards debt.

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