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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

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The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. We have enough to live on from other sources and an emergency fund. At the end of that time, I had over $100,000 worth of that fund. #117046655 / gettyimages.com. Keep saving.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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We live in Richmond, Virginia, and have two of the best girls: McKayla, 10, and Shayne, 6. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. We committed to using a cash budget, and we talked daily at. When the second loan was paid off, we used everything to go towards. My husband.

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