Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Specifically, weigh buying in cash — and possibly eating into or wiping out your emergency fund — versus making affordable payments over time. A car insurance calculator is a great place to start understanding your potential insurance costs and what factors the insurance company will consider when developing a price quote.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Money Talks Coaching: Finding Your Emergency Fund – I hear you saying “I know emergency funds are important, but how am I supposed to save money when I can’t even pay my bills?” Today I’m going to talk about getting those emergency funds going. Wait for the price to match your assessment of value.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

The net net stocks are those that have a low price relative to the net current asset value. If the current market price of the stock is just 2/3 (or less) than the NCAV per share, Graham suggested the stock would be a value stock – worth holding over the long term. So, I was buying my shares at ever increasing prices!

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

A life goal of ours is. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. If married, who initiated the debt free goal? selection of clothes at a fraction of the price before the next year. What are your financial goals now? First, we will save our six-month emergency fund.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

.” Dividend Growth Investor from Dividend Growth Investor shares how Dividend losers focus on excuses that prevent them from achieving their goals of financial freedom. Dividend Winners on the other hand, focus on creating specific goals, and the steps to make them a reality. Make sure you know how to capitalize on this.”

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

Having that emergency fund to keep on paying for the utilities when you lose your job, or for buying the new furnace when the old one gives out may save you from using high interest debt, such as credit cards or title or payday loans to finance your day to day needs. You may not be comfortable doing more risky things with your money.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

You use a loan to pay the rest of the purchase price over time. Down payments are usually shown as a percentage of the price. Nerdy Tip Making a lower down payment can get you to your goal of homeownership more quickly. The right down payment for you depends on your goals and financial situation. What is a down payment?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan. Where our mortgage enters the equation: We bought our modest home in September 2001, before home prices soared and inevitably, tanked. Our goal is still debt freedom. Build up our Emergency Funds to 3-6 months of expenses.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. As part of his baby steps, he does not advocate contributing to retirement until after you’ve paid off non-mortgage debts and saved 3-6 months of expenses in an emergency fund. We cut cable tv and our landline.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Our initial goal was to pay off our 15 year mortgage in 7-8 years by doubling our payment each month. It’s now hard to spend full price at a restaurant when we rarely ever have. Our goal is to write down expenses every day so we know where we are in our budget that month, but to be honest, this probably happens 1-2 times a week now.

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