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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. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. 3 Action Steps to Set Up Your Emergency Fund. It is NOT a spending account.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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Pre-coronavirus, we didn’t think twice about shaking a stranger’s hand, using the ATM keypad, or going to the grocery store without donning a hazmat suit. I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. I have been using it ever since. Emergency Savings = Last Resort. Cash is King.

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Grocery Budget Challenge – April Meeting

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We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. April Wins : By using the same strategies from March , I was able to stay within our grocery budget of $450. And what are your emergency meals that you always have on hand?

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Are You Heading for Financial Disaster?

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Don’t forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. 10 Reasons Why You’re Broke If you always seem to have more month than cash, then it’s time to look at why. Also include an emergency fund and contributions to a retirement account, even if just small amounts at first.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

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We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! Tell us a little about yourself Greetings from the NW corner of Arkansas, where I was born (around 40+ years ago) and raised. We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat.

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