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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. 2 – Decide where to put the money. Remember this account is specifically for your emergency fund. There was a time (pre-pandemic) that I ate lunch out almost every day with friends.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more. 2 – Decide where to put the money. Remember this account is specifically for your emergency fund. Put the money saved into your emergency fund.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

(I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) 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. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? That’s not right.