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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. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more.

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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. Are you paying too much for home/auto insurance, cable, internet? 4 – Skip the AM drive thru and eat breakfast at home.

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6 Steps to Creating a Budget You Can Stick To

For the Mommas

Food- groceries, eating out, ordering delivery, etc. Once you have a solid estimate of your monthly expenditures, you can work out how much you can allot to your various expenses. Utilities- electricity, propane & gas, water & sewage. Telephone/cell phone. Business expenses if you run a business.