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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. My family’s finances have also been affected. Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. Everything changed.

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Money Matters - How to Build Healthy Financial Habits and Prevent Future Debt

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Source : freepik.com Managing finances can be an incredibly stressful and overwhelming endeavor. Instead, you may want to check out thrift stores or buy classic, high-quality items that will last longer. Emergencies do happen, so it's essential to have a savings cushion to fall back on when unexpected expenses pop up.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. More diligence with finances brought in more income producing opportunities for us. We rarely argued about finances since we paid the decision to be debt free. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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