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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. I’ve been hosting yard sales for over 20 years and have made quite a bit of money in the process. 17 – Find a part-time job. Put the money in your emergency fund instead.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. We trust that God will provide for our needs in the process. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. That’s how you smack debt… Be diligent at first, let God bless you, and keep the same lifestyle during the process. Working together, sharing the same goals and vision, talking about milestones. We have a family of 4.

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

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Beating Broke presents I Quit My Job: Back to Work posted at Beating Broke , saying, “If you’ve been following the I Quit My Job series, you’ll know that I quit my full-time job back in November 2011 and have been working a part-time job and running my websites ever since.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We also worked diligently to nurture our small business (our bread and butter) while my husband picked up a part-time job as a swim coach, one of his passions. We’ll use the debt snowball payment to expedite this process. What are your financial goals for 2017 and beyond? Projected pay off date December 2018.

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