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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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2012 Financial Goals

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On Christmas day, my husband and I spent 4 hours together traveling in a car to visit his family. The kids were in the back seat watching a movie and we were in the front seat reviewing 2011 and strategizing for the upcoming year. Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. Review our Retirement.

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How to Get into the Stock Market

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Traditional investment advice says that you shouldn’t invest in the market until you are financially stable, have an emergency fund and have taken care of other basics, such as insurance of all kinds, debt removal and etc. Remember that you need to review your specific situation to determine the course of action you should take.

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The Easiest Ways to Save Money on Household Expenses

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Now is the time to watch every penny that you spend, so that you can purchase more in the same budget or even better, put that money in emergency funds. Hey, just kidding. Review the list of your monthly expenses, and find out what you can live without. We know that times are tough. I mean, really tough.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? One of the major components of being financially fit is to have an emergency fund. Sustainable Life Blog: September Monthly Review His review of finances in September. Do you review your finances monthly? Why Do You Need One and How Does it Work?

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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Our kids are quite active with swim team, Girl Scouts, and school activities. Fortunately we have an emergency fund and a personal escrow account for our yearly and quarterly expenses to keep us stable, but we do need to be diligent at staying within our budget. The Girls’ Activities. Do you want to eliminate debt too?

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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Tell us about you and your family. He now works as an architect, and I do some freelance from home now that we have kids. Luckily, even without misguided financial beliefs, we did pay off a significant portion of our debt before having kids. Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. She writes at Growing Slower.

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