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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

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“ Why should I start retirement saving early? ” They might have a part-time job to help pay their way through school or they may have started full-time employment for the first time. There are numerous scenarios that show the exponential growth of small amounts of savings over the working life of an individual.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Consider setting the money aside in a savings account that isn’t immediately accessible and doesn’t have an ATM attached to it This will help to avoid any impulsive non-emergency spending.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more. Remember this account is specifically for your emergency fund. 15 – Find a part-time job. 21 – Offer house and/or pet sitting services.

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How I’m Inherently Frugal

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Outside of my blogging life, I work full time as a magazine editor/designer for a large national company and I also teach part-time at a local University. And for fun, I study new ways to save money in my life (yeah, seriously, I find that fun… ), garden, and spend time with my wonderful pets.

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