emergency fund

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New Rules of Credit Card Debt

In the latest article from U.S. News and World Reports, financial expert Suze Orman unveils a ‘slight’ shift in some time-honored advice. Because of the increasing number of people losing their job, Orman suggests that people should stop paying extra on their debt until they have at least 8 months of expenses in an emergency [...]

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Five for Friday! – February 27, 2009

Last Friday I mentioned that I was glad to have gotten to the end of a rocky stock market week. I was hoping that this week, I would be able to say that the stimulus package was working and confidence had returned to Wall St. Unfortunately, I am glad to be getting to the end [...]

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Saving For An Emergency

One of the greatest fears in the world of personal finance occurs when an emergency hits. When I say emergency, I am not talking about waiting until Christmas Eve to start your Christmas shopping, I mean a true emergency. The average U.S. family has little to no savings set aside to address a true financial [...]

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Singing in the rain?

We all know that we should be saving for a “rainy day”, but with most people, finding a little extra money to save is easier said than done. However, not having an emergency fund is a really quick way to big problems. There are lots of ways to find some extra money to put into [...]

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