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Seven Cheap Hobbies That You and Your Family Can Enjoy

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Building model airplanes, for example, might have gone by the wayside with the recession because it is a hobby that can quickly get expensive. With fishing, you can make small purchases over time to build up your fishing supplies, so that it is not very expensive all at one time. You can either purchase a few worms or a few lures.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build your emergency fund. I am very picky about what I buy second hand, and I still find brand new or hardly worn clothing. Make it a priority to build your emergency fund. How would you pay for an unexpected car repair?

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have. How to Build a Starter Emergency Fund in 30 Days or Less | Jackie Beck @ The Debt Myth. I’ll go into more detail in an upcoming post.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. We’ll use the payment that goes to our non-mortgage debt to build up our emergency funds. Choose Thrift First.