Tag archives for emergency fund
My Financial Implosion: What to do with a Windfall
'œSpending is quick, earning is slow.' '“ Russian Proverb For the past eight years, my wife and I have been self-employed. We correspond at least quarterly with our CPA…
Intermediate Personal Finance Concept: The Slush Fund
I know a lot of people are struggling to find employment (or keep it), establish a budget, pay off debt, amass an emergency fund and put aside money for retirement.…
Queercents Weekly Roundup
It's the weekend! Happy Saturday readers! Can't say I have any exciting plans for the weekend to share, but lack of plans means plenty of opportunity for mean. Yeah. The…
Vlog: How To Prepare an Emergency Fund
So while we look for a new vlogger to take over where Clint left off, here is a video about how to prepare an emergency fund from my new favorite…
Death Of An Emergency Fund…
and some thoughts on extended warranties and insurance. Well my emergency fund has just been luckily, somehow, I wasn't! Background: On the way home from work Sunday morning, May 31st…
Your Debt Plan: Three Steps to Tackling Your Debt
A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. '“General George S. Patton To get control of your debt, you need to make a plan.…
Queercents Weekly Roundup: Daylight Saving Tomorrow
After some time working, the end is drawing near to my forge project. There's definitely something satisfying about successfully completed projects and being able to show them off. But before…
The Pyramid Metaphor for Fiscal Fitness – Part 1
Financial planners use a pyramid as a metaphor for fiscal fitness much like nutritionists use the Food Pyramid. Fitness (or proper nutrition) is optimized when built upon a solid…
Two Dollar Bills: A Simple Way to Build an Emergency Fund
I had a co-worker who always had a hard time saving money, she tried rounding up in the check book, writing checks for over the amount and putting the money…