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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Our emergency fund. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but 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. It kept me up at night.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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If you’re spending too much at restaurants, read: 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out . I would never tell someone to cancel the gym membership if they use it, and if you do use a gym membership, find out how my husband got a FREE family gym membership. But if you have a membership, but don’t use it, CANCEL.

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