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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Barter your gym membership! Do you have a gym membership? 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. This is an area that I also need to review.

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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They Earned Extra Money. When you have tracked, analyzed, and cut your budget to bare bones, there is only one other way to find extra money to put towards debt and that is to make more money. Carrie decided that she didn’t need extra luxuries like her gym membership and cable TV.

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