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Emergency Funds: Emergencies Happen When You Least Expect It

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What got us through.our emergency fund. Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. It was a scary time for us.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. Ben from Money Smart Life provides Credit Card Bonus Comparison Charts so you can make the best decision. I wish we had some of these in Canada.

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Find out how Charissa and Her Husband Paid Off $7665 of Debt and Cash Flowed College

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How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan. We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free?

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