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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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We are almost done with our 3-6 month emergency fund and will begin maxing out our retirement accounts. Once we max them out, we hope to put excess cash into real estate and potentially additional brokerage accounts. This post is linked to Thrifty Thursday at Living Well, Spending Less and The Thrifty Couple.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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Young from Young and Thrifty presents A Woman’s Perspective on Engagement Rings , and says, “As a woman who has been dating her boyfriend for the past 7 years, bought a home and moved in together for the past 1.5 Specifically, how important emergency fund planning was for a couple with a veterinary emergency at their home.”

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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However, we could use a year of extra thriftiness to find any extra funds to accelerate the $10k. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt. Breathe & consider investment options, such as real estate.