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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Plan your gift giving for the year using my FREE Gift Spending excel spreadsheet. Challenge yourself to give a thoughtful gift without spending a lot of money. Read 30 FREE, but Thoughtful Gift Ideas and see how creative you can be. 9 – Find free entertainment. Put the money in your emergency fund instead.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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If you’re not using it, cancel it today and redirect that monthly money into your emergency savings. However, if you do use it , ask your gym if they swap volunteer hours for a free membership. Plan your gift-giving for the year using my FREE Gift Spending excel spreadsheet that I offer to email subscribers.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. How did they make it happen? What did they specifically do to become debt free? So back in August of 2014, I scoured the internet to look for sources for a new series, Debt Free Stories. 10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free. They Earned Extra Money.

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