Family Balance Sheet
MAY 6, 2020
Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Becoming debt-free became very appealing and the idea of being able to give more, save more, and live more was the direction we wanted to go. We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1. Increase business emergency savings.
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Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 18, 2019
. … cue the Jefferson Starship song, “Nothing’s going to stop us now”… Fast forward to September. After years of scrimping and saving and not spending extra money on things, we have achieved the biggest financial goal we have ever set for ourselves in our 19 years of marriage. DONE – 6/1/2014. DONE 2015.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 11, 2020
Pre-coronavirus, I considered having 3 months of expenses saved in cash to be sufficient. Every night my first prayer is that this virus starts to mitigate, the curve flattens to a manageable level for our health care system, and lives are saved. I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund.
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 20, 2011
This September we will be celebrating 10 years in our home. I don't want to drain the emergency fund, which could easily happen when the AC needs replaced. A warranty saved us a lot of money when our fairly new hot water heater unexpectedly broke last fall. 4 - Start a replacement fund. Are they under warranty?
Saving With Shellie
JUNE 30, 2012
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2011
Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? One of the major components of being financially fit is to have an emergency fund. Here are the ins and outs of the whole process – why you need one, how much you should have, how to save for it, where to keep it and what do to (and what not to do) with it.
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