Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2021

Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. That emergency fund saved our business, our sanity, and our marriage.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

With little money in their bank accounts, these Americans couldn’t afford these unfortunate expenses without using a credit card or maybe relying on a loan from family and friends. You see, we learned a valuable lesson many years prior about the importance of an emergency fund. What is an Emergency Fund?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2015

Would you like to end 2015 with a bigger bank account than you currently have? Earmark this money for an emergency fund, a new car fund, a vacation fund, whatever you would like. Try to cash it in at the bank rather than at a coin machine in the grocery store so you don’t have to pay a commission.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

Have Separate Bank Accounts This should go without saying, but I will say it anyway: You need separate bank accounts. So you aren’t alone! I don’t say that to comfort you; I only say it to show you that more people than you think have issues managing or even understanding their personal finances.

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Saving In Akron

MARCH 9, 2011

So thank you all for being patient with me while I got this car fiasco taken care of. And thank you all for your comments and insight. This all goes back to having an emergency fund and paying yourself first. My family would not have survived without that emergency fund. I am just so relieved.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

First, you need an emergency fund, to handle things like being laid off, the washing machine failing or the dog needing surgery. Bank loans are the age old solution to a company’s need for funding, but there are new options on the lending front thanks to technology. Stock market investors.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Glen Craig from Free From Broke asks Are Banks Ratcheting Up Their Profiling Efforts? , “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.&#. Thanks for the honesty. Thanks for letting us know your secret. My parents have helped us in the past.

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