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Financial Impact of Divorce Posts Will Come Later

Blogging during a divorce can be tricky. To protect my financial interests, I’ve made the decision to limit how much I tell until after the divorce is final. Just in case.

An Emergency Fund is Important

If you are debating the wisdom of paying off debt versus saving for an emergency, I would advise you to put some money away. At least the minimal $1,000. Preferably more.

Unexpected expenses aren’t always that unexpected

I think it’s pretty clear from the repetitive nature of certain events that they aren’t really that unexpected after all!

Emergency Fund Funding and Extra Payments

An update on my emergency fund funding and extra debt payments.

Tough choices: Pay down debt or save for emergencies?

What’s more important, paying down debt or saving for emergencies? Will the answer be the same for everyone?

Having extra cash keeps worries away

An emergency fund is important, but just having some cash available is enough to ease the worries.

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