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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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5 – Brown bag your lunch. There was a time (pre-pandemic) that I ate lunch out almost every day with friends. An easy lunch idea in one word: leftovers! 17 – Find a part-time job. For ideas, read: 5 Make-Ahead Breakfast Ideas. Put the money saved into your emergency fund.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

5 – Brown bag your lunch. Not enough time in the morning to make breakfast AND pack a lunch, one word: leftovers! Dinner time is stressful. 15 – Find a part-time job. Add up how much you are spending in the morning and you’ll see how much you will save for your fund.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

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We also grow a large garden & lots of flowers, fruit trees & a 100-year-old grapevine. I seriously overextended on planting and underestimated how much work my dad used to do so hopefully I’ve learned from my mistakes & will not kill myself in the garden this year! What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal?

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. It’s not a big splurge, but I take my kids at home out to McDonald’s for lunch once a week. (I’ve