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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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I have written often about the importance of an emergency fund. We were privileged to be able to do so for a few months but we must stop this for the unforeseeable future. This is not an elective, fun, no-spend month like what we did in January to find funds for our summer vacation. Cash is King.

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Financial Success: It’s Not Always About Your Income

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This means that after we take care of retirement and emergency fund contributions, and after everything else is taken care of, we have enough to do what we like. As it is, I can afford to take a trip to a big city and have a great vacation.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. We have several weekend trips and a summer beach vacation planned for the year. I think I’ll survive. Choose Thrift First.