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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. 3 Action Steps to Set Up Your Emergency Fund. It is NOT a spending account.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. 3 Action Steps to Set Up your Emergency Fund. It is NOT a spending account.

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Short on Cash? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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It’s the time of year when we could all use some additional cash. So if you could use some extra cash for your emergency fund , or save for Christmas presents or any other activity or need, then you must read 31 Days to Find $1000. Last year, my October series was 31 Days to Find $1000.

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6 Tricks to Save More Money in 2015

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There are tricks you can use to save more money even IF your budget is very tight. Earmark this money for an emergency fund, a new car fund, a vacation fund, whatever you would like. If you use credit cards, another great source of free money is credit card rewards. But it doesn’t have to be.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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Pre-coronavirus, we didn’t think twice about shaking a stranger’s hand, using the ATM keypad, or going to the grocery store without donning a hazmat suit. I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. I have been using it ever since. Emergency Savings = Last Resort. Cash is King.

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It’s Not Too Late to Save for the Holidays

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Christmas is less than 11 weeks away. We all know that it comes every year on December 25th and that there are many, many expenses associated with Christmas. And yet, many of us become frantic in November and wonder how we’ll pay for everything. There’s no point in using more money than you need to.

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How to Get into the Stock Market

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Traditional investment advice says that you shouldn’t invest in the market until you are financially stable, have an emergency fund and have taken care of other basics, such as insurance of all kinds, debt removal and etc. If you don’t have any stock market investments, how can you get in on the action?