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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Now go through the list and really ask yourself if you use or need all of it. We gave up cable many years ago , but realize now we simply traded one cable bill into TOO many subscriptions. If you’re not using it, cancel it today and redirect that monthly money into your emergency savings. 17 – Find a part-time job.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. I seriously overextended on planting and underestimated how much work my dad used to do so hopefully I’ve learned from my mistakes & will not kill myself in the garden this year! This means funds are tight.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Companies Exploit International Workers – Lack of Fair Wages posted at Provident Plan , saying, “Learn more about Infosys and why U.S. Several weeks ago, I made the decision that it was about time to start looking for a new full time job. PPlan presents U.S. companies should not treat workers this way.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Peggy: Oh yes!

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