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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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Do you have enough cash to cover them or would you have to rely on high-interest credit cards or a loan from your family? According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. That emergency fund saved our business, our sanity, and our marriage.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Do you have enough cash to cover them or would you have to rely on high interest credit cards or a loan from family? According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. That emergency fund saved our business, our sanity, and our marriage. A Very Tough Year.

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Create an Emergency Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. As self-employed owners of a small business, we have lived through some challenging months, but the year 2007 was especially tough for us. We would not have survived with just $1000 starter fund back in 2007. Absolutely!

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Emergency Funds: Emergencies Happen When You Least Expect It

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The year 2007 held such promise for us when it started, but by the end of the year we were brought to our knees. As self-employed owners of a small business, we have lived through some tough months, but in 2007, it was a tough year. Take a deep breath, because with a well-funded emergency savings account, you're covered.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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.” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. Aside from those exceptions, we did all the work ourselves and with the help of family. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. We didn’t start a family until we were married for almost 15 years.) Our son is 29 and biological.