The Dog Ate My Wallet

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Why You Need An Emergency Fund

I know, I know, you are reading a personal finance blog. You probably already know the myriad of reasons you need an emergency fund, you don’t really need me to give you another. And yet, this one experience, besides being an actual emergency, touches on so many of the reasons you need an emergency fund, that I cannot help but share it with you.   Last week, my admin woke up one morning with her faceread more…

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We Loan Money to Family

Here’s the Deal We are loaning my brother $3,000. I can hear all the financial bloggers screaming at their screens this very second “No, don’t do it!” “Never lend money to family!” “That’s a bad, bad idea.” And I suppose for some people, that is true. It’s never been true in my family. Let’s start with the fact that Charles and I would not be where we are today if family had not been willing toread more…