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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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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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Write down any events/holidays/activities that will require funds for the month that you are planning, along with a projection of what you’ll need. The grocery category is the easiest one to reduce. I list tons of ideas: How to Slash Your Grocery Spending . What a great problem to have, right?!?!

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