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Are You Prepared For An Emergency?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you have limited storage space, at least put together a 72-hour kit for each member of your family. For example, if my family were to experience a sudden drop in income, we have enough home food storage to help us along for a few months. Credit card with an adequate limit. Financial Emergency Preparedness.

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

Rather than finding yourself in a position where you’re relying on credit cards for these expenses – and then wasting your hard-earned money on paying off those cards in the following months – try creating separate sinking funds instead. can be downright overwhelming. Yard Sales.