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How to Build your Emergency Fund

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Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. If not for that fund, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive.

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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. What happens when you have an emergency?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Ken from Spruce Up Your Finances asks Need A Down Payment For Your House? What do you think?

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

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She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan. I found Dave Ramsey’s plan about a year after we had been married and finances were really tight, especially with a variable income.

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