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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although friends tried to help by offering part time employment, she was unable to keep a paying job. She charged up credit cards to buy food and clothing. Discontinue Insurance. Since she could no longer afford to pay it, she stopped the home insurance and stopped using the cars she inherited (also free and clear).

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Post Christmas Thoughts

Nicoles Nickels

Christmas came and went regardless of my being “ready” We had plenty of food, plenty of presents, plenty of fun and love and not enough sleep. I lost a job, lost health insurance, lost a house, lost what I thought was my identity and had to start from scratch. Just like every other Christmas that has come before this one.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Are you paying too much for home/auto insurance, cable, internet, cell? 17 – Find a part-time job. If you need to save a lot of money and you have pinched every last penny, then consider finding a part-time job in order to find the money for your emergency fund. 3 – Reduce your monthly utility bills.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. And, do you need it?

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My Trip to ALDI!

Nicoles Nickels

This part was what sold me – why pay more for a product that tastes the same as a lower priced product? Then we heard from Janice Stahl, a food stylist who is also an avid Aldi shopper! The food was great and the Aldi test kitchen chefs helped to serve us. We tried the wine, cheese, crackers, sparkling juice, etc.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start. Food truck Food trucks are hugely popular, often offering unique, specialty foods that often wouldn’t sell as easily in brick-and-mortar restaurants.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

Family Balance Sheet

Brian’s wife took on a part-time job to increase their income to throw at their debt. She cut her cable bill in half, rewrote her car and house insurance saving her $300, stopped the coffee runs, eliminated her dry cleaning bill. Tracy cooked meals ahead of time to freeze. Krista took on babysitting jobs.

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