Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2021

Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. That emergency fund saved our business, our sanity, and our marriage.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Building 2007 Credit Cards 130

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Finance Organic Organization 100

Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 18, 2023

An emergency fund is vital regardless of the larger economic climate. Assess your emergency savings today and explore ways to bolster them through possible side hustles or gig work. Generally, you want to aim for an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses. Prepare for the unexpected. Prepare your resume.

Recession 100

Recession Finance Emergency Fund Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

You see, we learned a valuable lesson many years prior about the importance of an emergency fund. We reduced our spending where we could that year, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. That emergency fund saved our business, our sanity, and our marriage.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Building 2007 Credit Cards 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

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. How Much Do You Need in an Emergency Fund?

Emergency Fund 127

Emergency Fund 2007 Personal Finance Debt 127

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 16, 2014

Let’s just flash back to six years ago to the burst of the housing bubble, massive unemployment, and the tumble of the stock market to crush this assumption. When it comes to emergencies, it’s not so much a question of if, but rather, when. Emergency or otherwise, unexpected expenses arise all the time.

Emergency Fund 174

Emergency Fund Insurance Recession Unemployment 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? I’m a geek, he’s not.

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November 2011 Personal Finance Finance 188