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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. If you can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build an emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

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Prepare ahead of time and create a bare bones budget that includes only your essentials — think food, shelter, clothes, transportation and insurance — so you have a plan in the event that you experience a loss of income or need to cut expenses suddenly. An emergency fund is vital regardless of the larger economic climate.

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How to Make Your Budget Work for You

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My solution to this problem is to create a spending plan that actually works for me. But I also have bills to pay and it’s important to buy healthy foods for my family to eat. An automatic contribution is made monthly to the local food bank, and I tithe. First of all, it helps to identify your core values. must be paid.

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How to Prevent Three Common Disastrous Personal Financial Mistakes

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Lack of An Emergency Fund . One of the most common disastrous finance mistakes is not having any sort of financial back-up for emergencies. How long could you manage if you were out of work, based on your current financial situation? Make an allowance for a small amount of savings, in addition to your emergency fund.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. We have an emergency fund, but after this crisis, we will likely need to replenish it and increase the amount that we keep. 2 – Start stockpiling food. Are you working from home? Are you working in the front lines of this crisis?

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My Life Plan

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And while we have a lot of work ahead of us, we keep moving forward. Increase our emergency fund to 6 months of expenses. Contribute to our retirement funds. Volunteer more at the local food bank. And that future didn’t look bleak, in fact, it looked very bright. Celebrate with a trip to Walt Disney World.

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It’s Not Too Late to Save for the Holidays

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Some popular items include homemade baking kits (think all of the ingredients for soup or brownies in a jar), homemade jewelry, artwork, crafts, and food. Take on extra work. Are there any jobs you can work on the side like babysitting or freelance work from home? Can you work extra hours at your job?

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