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Are You Prepared For An Emergency?

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Make sure that you understand escape routes from the house, and that you drill family members on how to get clear of the house, and where to meet. My son knows that there are two meeting points out (depending on whether he leaves out the front or out the back) in our neighborhood. You can augment with other emergency sources as well.

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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. 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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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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Meet Krystal. working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. friends or family to save on housing costs, and we put a little bit from.

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