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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. 3 Action Steps to Set Up Your Emergency Fund.

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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. 3 Action Steps to Set Up your Emergency Fund.

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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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My goal has always been to live well on less while achieving our big financial goals. My plan is to use this cash first as it will come to term around the same time we will need to make the first college payment. We have already used one of the credits for my daughter’s flight to the Midwest later this summer.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. Shame on us for dragging our feet on this for too long.

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How to Conduct an Effective Family Financial Analysis

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Many people are still trapped in debts and financial insufficiency due to the wrong formula or mindset they’ve been following ever since they got employed. If you use the formula: INCOME–EXPENSES = SAVINGS , then you are bound to find yourself with a ‘financial cavity’. Set Financial Goals. Get Out of Debt.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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It took use about 10 years because we didn’t get serious until the 11th hour. We agree on what happens to our extra cash and discuss weekly our goals for saving and investing as well as any big ticket purchases on the horizon. What are your financial goals now? What inspired you to get debt free?

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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That is an extremely small amount of interest on a house because of how quickly we paid it off, but to us, that is $11,000 that could have gone into investments or been used elsewhere. I rarely use coupons. I just didn’t have time for it, nor did I enjoy it or use many of the items that had coupons.

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