emergency fund

Smart and Easy Investing with Betterment.com

Betterment.com is a smart investment account that provides better investing in ETFs for those new to online investing. I joined to earn higher yields on my savings.

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How To Spend My Tax Return – Anna Answered

by Matt Jabs

DFA reader Anna is in debt and needs advice on how to spend her tax refund wisely.

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Slush Fund – Save it For a Rainy Day

by Matt Jabs

Saving money in a Slush Fund creates options. Pay off debt THEN save, or SAVE to pay off debt. Which do you prefer?

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11 Ways We Dove into Debt and How We’re Digging Out

by Matt Jabs

It was not all that long ago that our ‘Debt Free’ Adventure was more like a ‘who cares about how much debt we have’ adventure. Here are 11 ways we dove into debt, along with the changes in mindset that are helping us climb out.

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Debt Help | Buy New or Used Car?

by Matt Jabs

Faced with a broken down vehicle and long commute, should Jeff go into debt for a new car or buy another used car with his meager savings?

What would you do? What should Jeff do? Let’s help him figure it out shall we…

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Pay off Credit Cards VS Build Emergency Fund Savings – Me VS Suze Orman

by Matt Jabs

Recently I had a bit of a “tweet off” with Suze Orman because of a slight breakdown in communication between Suze, my wife, and myself… It centered on the topic of whether we should focus on paying off our credit card debt or building up our emergency fund savings.

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Emergency Fund Is For Emergencies ONLY – 6 Ways To Leave It Alone

by Matt Jabs

We hear a lot about saving for an Emergency Fund these days, but rarely here ways to help those who are struggling with periodic dips into their EF for non-emergency reasons! If that is what you need… today is your lucky day!

Here are 6 strategies to help you save your Emergency Fund for the true emergencies

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