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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. Write these dreams down on paper. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! We reduced our spending where we could that year, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund.

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So here’s what I got.

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Wait around until almost 7:30 before I finally have to sign all my papers. This all goes back to having an emergency fund and paying yourself first. My family would not have survived without that emergency fund. That's a great start on an emergency fund. Finally get out of there about 8:00 pm.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Do you look at your bank account and wonder, “where did all the money go?” lined paper. I highly suggest using a separate paper calendar from your normal planner to eliminate any confusion. Set your calendar aside, and grab some lined paper. Do you feel like you have more month than money? calculator.

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