article thumbnail

Are You Prepared For An Emergency?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You never know when an emergency will arise. This emergency might be one related to a natural disaster, or it might be a financial emergency, such as a job loss. In some cases, you might experience a financial emergency at the same time that you experience a natural disaster.

article thumbnail

Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

We also went through multiple job losses, surgeries, huge car repairs, etc. We paid for braces, college tuition for my son, and did fun stuff like traveling while we were paying off debt. Building an emergency fund also helps enormously. They ranged from a low of about $2,300/yr (no zeros missing there!)

Debt 236