Thankful for my $1,000 emergency fund

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Registered: 08-24-2007
Thankful for my $1,000 emergency fund
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Sun, 12-28-2008 - 7:34pm


Kate


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Mon, 12-29-2008 - 7:33am

Wow, that was beautifully written! I'm so sorry about the bed bugs, I cannot even imagine:(


But you are right about the BEF. It seems so frustrating not to just put it on the debt, but it is really important. The stress due to a crisis can be a lot less when I know I at least have the money to begin working back to good....


Thanks for sharing!

 


 



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Registered: 01-23-2007
Mon, 12-29-2008 - 8:34am

What an incredible story. I'm so sorry for all that you're going through. I can feel your frustration.

Your post is the most eloquent story I've read as to why to build up an efund. You might consider posting it on a site that pays when people read it. (Ad Content or something like that). Your writing is far better than most of what they publish.

Dee



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Mon, 12-29-2008 - 9:29am

Wow - I am so sorry for all you've gone throug hthis year.

All my best,
Danni

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Mon, 12-29-2008 - 9:36am

I read both your posts, your introduction and this

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Mon, 12-29-2008 - 3:51pm

Wow! Ok that is something that never even entered my mind. Bed bugs, huh. Gotta build up my fund!!

Elance is a site that pays for writers. Check it out. You are talented.



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Registered: 02-01-2008
Mon, 12-29-2008 - 6:31pm

I hear you about the efund! I am following Dave Ramsey, too. I opened an ING Direct (Internet) savings account for the baby step 1 efund, built it up to $1,000, and then forgot about it while I've worked on baby step 2. When I got a tuition bill from my daughter's college for $490 more than I had expected earlier this month, I panicked. I thought I'd have to charge it to my Visa. An entire day went by before I remembered the efund. I'm so thankful it was there! Now I've stopped baby step 2 until the efund is built back up to $1,000.

Mary Jo


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Mon, 12-29-2008 - 7:32pm

I have to agree on

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Tue, 12-30-2008 - 7:26pm

Thanks, everyone, for the messages.

Kate


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Tue, 12-30-2008 - 8:47pm
I've never had anything published or written much of anything, but I still consider myself a writer. I know that when I 'try' to write, things come out and I always get great feedback from other people. I think I was most impressed by the fact that you wrote this post...a simple post on a board and it was great. You
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Wed, 12-31-2008 - 5:20am

I'm just a lurker but I HAD to jump in!