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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

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Prepare ahead of time and create a bare bones budget that includes only your essentials — think food, shelter, clothes, transportation and insurance — so you have a plan in the event that you experience a loss of income or need to cut expenses suddenly. Get ahead of a possible job loss by punching up your resume today.

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Eight Things I Learned After Becoming a Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Managing your finances gets a lot more complex and time consuming. Knowing I had the financial backing to live through negative life events (divorce, job loss, catastrophe, etc) removed a level of stress from my life. Would I have enough to house, feed and clothe them? A fulfilled life, to me, is a life of accomplishment.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. Consignment stores and auctions are a great way to buy clothes and furniture at low prices. I will NEVER finance a car again. Was there a particular event?