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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

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I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. It was a hard transition for me to go from being an equal financial contributor in my marriage to staying at home with a baby and not bringing in a paycheck.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Dinner time can be stressful for everyone. 2 – Decide where to put the money.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Not enough time in the morning to make breakfast AND pack a lunch, one word: leftovers!

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

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I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. My wife also took a P/T job to increase our income, which allowed more cash to be thrown on the debt. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? Where are you from?

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

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works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. Grad school ain’t cheap, y’all! 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. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Farrah also has a kids t-shirt line that she runs out of the house called Lovely Littles Shop. We obviously love Dave Ramsey and financial teachings so we help to teach those classes at our church one night a week.

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