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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. If you can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build an emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. If you can’t answer with the word, CASH , then please, set yourself up for success and build your emergency fund. Follow these three action steps and the list of ideas below to find the cash for your fund.

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Money Matters - How to Build Healthy Financial Habits and Prevent Future Debt

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Be frugal—live below your means. Now, staying frugal doesn't mean living a life of deprivation. Instead, you may want to check out thrift stores or buy classic, high-quality items that will last longer. There are endless ways to live frugally—it just takes some creativity and mindfulness. Invest in yourself.

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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Be willing to sacrifice- there are things we had to do that made us look weird: home school, skip eating out as much with family, doing my own hair & nails, getting a wardrobe from the thrift store and forgoing paper towels. We still look for bargains and shop at thrift stores. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I was born frugal, into a super frugal family. What’s your best frugal win? What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? Is there anything unique about frugal living in your area? Since summer ’09, right after I had my first kid.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Be Exceptionally Frugal. I don’t want to use the term extreme frugality, because that sounds absolutely horrible. However, we could use a year of extra thriftiness to find any extra funds to accelerate the $10k. Choose Thrift First. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. The Guidelines for 2018: 1.