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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. If you can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build an emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. If you can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build your emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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

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I own a software consultancy that I run from home and my husband is a letter carrier with the post office. We have 2 girls that I am home schooling this year. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). Nine years later, I am still at home! I am the nerd.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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However, we could use a year of extra thriftiness to find any extra funds to accelerate the $10k. We will need to cut back on dining out, but it is unrealistic for me to say we won’t eat at restaurants this year. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. The Guidelines for 2018: 1. Be Exceptionally Frugal.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We dramatically reduced our spending by cutting our cable TV and landline , shopping thrifty, eating out less often , and lowering our grocery bill. Our extra funds went towards our cash flow. At that time, I couldn’t cash flow the office budget, home budget, our loans, and retirement savings.

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