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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

We were hoping for an easy (and inexpensive) fix, and we were certainly not expecting this news. Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. 15 – Have a yard sale. Yard sales take some work, but you can declutter your house and make some cash in the same weekend.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

We were hoping for an easy (and inexpensive) fix, and we were certainly not expecting this news. Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. 13 – Have a yard sale. Yard sales take some work, but you can declutter your house and make some cash in the same weekend.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. When we bought our first home , we knew we would eventually try to move up to a better neighborhood so we only did DIY inexpensive or absolute necessity projects to the house.

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