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Create an Emergency Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Once your finances are in order, your goal should be to increase that number to: three months of living expenses? Six months?

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While many personal finance sites focus on things such as getting out of debt, saving for retirement, and investing, what really matters to me the most is how we can live healthy prosperous lives. In addition a couple fantastic personal finance books are also up for grabs. Bonus Prize Yes there is a bonus.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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By the end of 2007, our business picked up again–thankfully–but not before we practically wiped out our savings with only $2000 left to spare, not enough to get us through one more month. Although, as noted above, $1000 is easy to blow through with emergencies, so consider a starter fund of $2000-3000.

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Emergency Funds: Emergencies Happen When You Least Expect It

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By the end of 2007, our business was picking up again and we were gaining some momentum, but not before we practically wiped out our emergency fund with only $2000 left to spare, not enough to get us through one more month. It was a life saver, a sanity saver and a marriage saver. It is not a spending account. It is for emergencies.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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Although, as noted above, $1000 is easy to blow through with emergencies, so consider a starter fund of $2000-3000. This amount is also highly recommended by other personal finance experts. Only you can determine how much you need in a starter emergency fund.

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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

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My differing perspectives on vacation rental finances. If I had done that week without owning the condo and had rented one at the lake, I would have paid out around $2000 each year for the rental for that week. All of the above reasons were valid, and actually continue to be valid.

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