Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

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. The ideal scenario is that your emergency fund should look to cover at least six months of all your monthly household expenses should you suddenly lose your income.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 24, 2021

Our list includes: home owner’s insurance – due yearly. auto insurance – due yearly. life insurance – due yearly. For ideas to find those funds, read: 25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund. Do you have a fund like this to pay those bills? How to Build your Emergency Fund.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 10, 2014

Life insurance is another type of insurance that comes with question markets. “Life insurance is more circumstantial,” Hirschkom points out. ” He also looks at other situations where life insurance might make sense. What About Self Insurance? Another option is to self insure.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

Lack of An Emergency Fund . One of the most common disastrous finance mistakes is not having any sort of financial back-up for emergencies. Experts recommend an emergency fund of at least six month’s salary as essential, especially if you are struggling to make ends meet.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2012

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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Is the conventional advice of keeping a 3 to 6 month emergency fund still valid? “The family is the school of duties- founded on love.&#.

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