Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2021

Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. That emergency fund saved our business, our sanity, and our marriage.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Building 2007 Credit Cards 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

You see, we learned a valuable lesson many years prior about the importance of an emergency fund. We reduced our spending where we could that year, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. That emergency fund saved our business, our sanity, and our marriage.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Building 2007 Credit Cards 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Lots of people will say that there’s no real formula for personal finance, because it’s personal. Everyone has different circumstances to take into account, whether it’s their family structure, personal situation, luck (or lack thereof), and their values. Wastefulness. Indebtedness.

Personal Finance 222

Personal Finance Finance Consumerism Debt 222

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Both instances could have brought us down and we could have reached for a credit card, but thankfully, my husband and I are pretty adamant about having an emergency fund and I want you to become adamant about having one too. That fund was a life saver, a sanity saver and a marriage saver. What is an Emergency Fund.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Finance Organic Organization 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

What got us through.our emergency fund. Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. How Much Do You Need in an Emergency Fund?

Emergency Fund 127

Emergency Fund 2007 Personal Finance Debt 127

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

A few of my favorite personal finance books: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness , by Dave Ramsey. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! We reduced our spending where we could that year, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finance Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2012

These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author’s main goals in life is spending less money on stuff and more money travelling. Okay, congratulations on that, but have you fully funded your emergency fund? Are you saving for your future goals? You Should Stay At Work.

Travel 226

Travel Debt Finance Emergency Fund 226