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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. Do you have an emergency fund?

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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We knew the principles of Financial Peace University; however, we also met with a financial planner who was also a huge Dave Ramsey fan. He took all of our financial information and put together a plan for us to get out of debt as fast as possible. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Is the conventional advice of keeping a 3 to 6 month emergency fund still valid? This article discusses why it might be better to have a bigger emergency fund.

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

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I did pay a little extra each month, but we weren’t very intense about paying off everything, nor did we follow the debt snowball method- regardless, we still were able to pay off everything. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. I initiated paying off the debt.

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