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Making the First Post-Graduation Pay Check Count

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A budget is a document-in-progress, so be prepared to adjust it as circumstances change. Another important aspect of your budget should be an emergency fund. Research has shown that most people these days only have enough funds to maintain their current lifestyle for about 30 days if they were unable to work.

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The Final Day of 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Day 10: Create a Personal Escrow Fund. Day 13: Create an Emergency Fund. Day 14: Create a Gift Giving Fund. Day 23: Organize Your Financial Documents. Day 9: Reduce Your Spending in 3 Categories. Day 11: Update #1 – Catch Up on Assignments. Day 12: Rest day and day to catch up on assignments.

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Are You Prepared For An Emergency?

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You can get a small safe and keep all of your important financial documents, including passwords and account numbers, in the safe. If your emergency is strictly financial (and even if it has a physical component to it), you should be ready with a liquid emergency fund.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? One of the major components of being financially fit is to have an emergency fund. Keeping your retirement account (and other documents) beneficiary designations up-to-date with an annual beneficiary review checklist. Why Do You Need One and How Does it Work?

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

We even bought an online package years ago, but have since decided that we will have a lawyer draw up our will, medical directive, and power of attorney documents to make sure everything is in place legally. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Shame on us for dragging our feet on this for too long. 2017 Update. 2016 Update.