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Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future

Penny Pinchin' Mom

You don’t want your family’s financial security to go down the drain. Create an Emergency Fund Let’s talk personal finances— $8,883 —that’s how much American households have in terms of emergency funds on average. It should be 6x that, and then you have your minimum emergency fund figure.

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Small Money Mistakes That Have Big Consequences

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not Having an Emergency Fund It is dangerous to spend every cent you earn and not to have buffer against illness, injury, job loss or hard economic times. Make establishing an emergency fund a priority. Not Being Properly Insured You are the wage-earner, the care-giver, the home-maker, whichever of these titles you hold.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund.