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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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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

Penny Pinchin' Mom

The process is automated, so I don’t really feel the pinch that much. Automate Your Contributions This is something I have decided to do with my kids: as soon as anyone turns 18, I’m going to give them $500 as a start-up investment in their Roth IRA. They already have savings accounts that they don’t know about.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. We loosely based it on Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Step process, but modified it to address our needs. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Did you make 2018 financial goals ? 2017 Update.

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Is Travelling Overrated?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I want to use up all my holidays from work, as well as going on some random weekend road trips. If I had a nickel for every person who went on an exotic holiday and financed it, I’d have enough to fund the sequel to Dude Where’s My Car. Okay, congratulations on that, but have you fully funded your emergency 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. If they are, you can consider putting the extra funds into an emergency fund, pay off a credit card, or save for another financial goal.

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