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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. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. 3 Action Steps to Set Up Your Emergency Fund.

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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. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. 3 Action Steps to Set Up your Emergency Fund. Meal Plan.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. The good news is that it is possible for the rest of us to be successful too. Shannon and her husband paid off $22,000 in nine months.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1. The point of the starter emergency fund is to get you through until you pay off your non-mortgage debts, at which point, you build a more extensive fund. Start college funds for our two girls.

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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

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Have Specific Financial Goals Financial planning is the key to financial success. You need to have very specific financial goals; what do you need to achieve by which date? Again, you’re not alone with this problem. Find yours and use it to make extra cash.

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My Life Plan

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When you’re in the trenches, it can be very hard to think beyond the present. A few years ago, we were struggling financially and I felt like our situation was hopeless. As part of Prudential’s Women Inspired campaign, I was encouraged to think about my dreams detailing my long-term goals and aspirations. Achievable?

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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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My goal has always been to live well on less while achieving our big financial goals. My plan is to use this cash first as it will come to term around the same time we will need to make the first college payment. We have already used one of the credits for my daughter’s flight to the Midwest later this summer.

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