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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. In the same week, I woke up one morning to an icy cold shower and the discovery that our hot water heater was broken beyond repair. Both books provided the blueprint for Our Debt Freedom Plan. Where Should the Money Go?

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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In the same week, I woke up one morning to an icy cold shower and the discovery that our hot water heater was broken beyond repair. As you know, I am a huge follower of Dave Ramsey and his books, The Total Money Makeover and Financial Peace provided the blueprint for our Our Debt Freedom Plan. Have you had weeks like that?

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Emergency Funds: Emergencies Happen When You Least Expect It

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We spent the next couple of years building our savings back up, but I am now thinking that it needs to be increased. Surely unemployment, reduced income or a business downturn is considered an emergency, but so is a leaking roof, a broken hot water heater, or a dead car battery. How Much Do You Need in an Emergency Fund? Six months?

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. Buy an energy efficient water heater. Debt consolidation loans help minimize the payment you have to pay, which was a huge help back when I was a broke college graduate.