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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. Recently I tried something completely new to me and earned $1000 in less than 3 months by donating plasma–see the details in #14.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Crystal (owner of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff) wrote about how she annually contacts her cable/internet supplier to get reductions in her bill – step by step. Sometimes the most financially rewarding scenario is to donate it to a tax deductible charity! Dealing With Government Entities. Record Keeping.