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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! But the truth is, we have the money. It is NOT a spending account.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She (we will call her Susan, although that is not her name) started life as a member of an industrious lower middle class family – one sibling, two parents married to each other. Use Up Existing Resources. She gave large gifts to close friends. Here is the story of someone I personally know who is nearing that point.

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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. Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. Our son is 29 and biological.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

My time in Arkansas has only been interrupted by 15 years in SW MO on a remote farm in the holler, where I commuted from & was a caregiver for the spouse. We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. I was born frugal, into a super frugal family.

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