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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

We were hoping for an easy (and inexpensive) fix, and we were certainly not expecting this news. Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. It sounds dreadful, but it is possible to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable.

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What Features Are Most Important When Buying (and Selling) a House?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We live in Tucson, a city that is popular with both families and snow birds (retirees who come to live here for the winter months or half the year). By choosing one story instead of two, when we get ready to sell, our home will be a good choice for both families and retirees, which means it will appeal to more buyers. .”

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

We were hoping for an easy (and inexpensive) fix, and we were certainly not expecting this news. Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. Aside from those exceptions, we did all the work ourselves and with the help of family. Our son is 29 and biological.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

Video production Are you the person who brings your camera everywhere, or the kid who ran around with a video recorder, taping all of your family events and memories? You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I cut the family’s hair. When we bought our first home , we knew we would eventually try to move up to a better neighborhood so we only did DIY inexpensive or absolute necessity projects to the house. I worked a part time job the weekends he wasn’t working. We changed our own oil and rotated our own tires.

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