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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

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The New York Daily news reported that wife of Yankee ball player Alex Rodriguez’s wife ran up credit card debt of $100,000 when she found out about a dalliance between he and Madonna. In our early marriage years, I would pay the bills, but over the years we have alternated the task. My own examples are a bit more mundane.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Consider setting the money aside in a savings account that isn’t immediately accessible and doesn’t have an ATM attached to it This will help to avoid any impulsive non-emergency spending.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more. Remember this account is specifically for your emergency fund. 3 – Reduce your monthly utility bills. 15 – Find a part-time job.

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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. medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. burden for us at first were the medical bills. We tackled our small credit card balance, then our. About six months after I started teaching full time, I remember realizing.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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(I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. Alan doesn’t share that regret.