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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. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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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. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. We met with a financial planner and he gave us a specific plan to get out of debt with a specific amount of money to put toward debt each month. What are your financial goals now?

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

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Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. It’s an actual need.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. racks FIRST when shopping for clothes and shoes. selection of clothes at a fraction of the price before the next year. What are your financial goals now? First, we will save our six-month emergency fund. towards debt.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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This is where we cut out any extra spending, such as personal money and clothing money, as well as trying to cut our grocery budget for the month, and add the money we saved to the debt payment. When it’s time to get the girls new clothes, I’ll inventory what they have, and then create a list of what they need.

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