Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 18, 2023

Prepare ahead of time and create a bare bones budget that includes only your essentials — think food, shelter, clothes, transportation and insurance — so you have a plan in the event that you experience a loss of income or need to cut expenses suddenly. An emergency fund is vital regardless of the larger economic climate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. So let’s look at the most common personal finance mistakes and what you can do to prevent or fix them. Lack of An Emergency Fund .

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

One of the best things you can do is get a fireproof/waterproof safe that is easy to transport. And, if it is easy to transport, you can take it with you if you have to leave. 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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Your needs are crucial, and include things like food, water, clothes, transportation, etc. Medical emergencies, car emergencies, or family situations may arise where you need to dip into your emergency fund. Take personal finances, for example; too many people over-think their finances, with.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2012

See if you can identify with any of these statements: I spend more than I earn I don’t have a household budget I use credit cards all the time to buy everyday essentials like food, gas, transport. Also include an emergency fund and contributions to a retirement account, even if just small amounts at first. So, how did you do?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. towards debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

A budget might not change your circumstances, especially if the problem is income, but a budget will help prioritize the funds that are available. A budget could help you avoid late and insufficient funds fees, find money for an upcoming trip or expense, and ease a disagreement over finances in a marriage.

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