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By: Moments of Fame « Funny about Money

Moments of Fame « Funny about Money — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:36:19 +0000

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Stayin’ Frugal « Coffee For One — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:47:22 +0000

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Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:48:43 +0000

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Festival of Frugality - 162nd Edition — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:01:42 +0000

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By: Legislators propose to shoot us all in the foot « Funny about Money

Legislators propose to shoot us all in the foot « Funny about Money — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:23:09 +0000

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By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:55:36 +0000

What a relief that accounting must have been for you! Hopefully you’ll weather this next layoff storm as well as the last and your savings will continue to accumulate.

By: Layoff Plans: Use savings or start Social Security? « Funny about Money

Layoff Plans: Use savings or start Social Security? « Funny about Money — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:06:56 +0000

[...] proposed destruction of the Great Desert University and the resulting layoff occur, to get by for about a year if I use the money I’ve saved to pay off the Renovation Loan to live on instead of paying the [...]

By: Kristy

Kristy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:08:52 +0000

I don’t think it’s unpatriotic or naive to believe that we’re in this mess because we have a spending problem. I whole-heartedly agree. In fact, I think sometimes it takes drastic setbacks in order to make people learn what they need to learn. Sometimes we learn the easy way and sometimes the hard way. In any event, I think you’ve done a terrific job with your safety-net and I wish my clients at the credit union I work for took it as seriously as you do. I hope you don’t get the axe, but if you do, it’s got to be a good feeling to know that you’ll be alright. You’ll make it through. Best of luck to you!

By: frugalscholar

frugalscholar — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:19:21 +0000

This is really inspiring. See the NYTimes article “How to Prepare Your Budget for Disaster”: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/your-money/17money.html?ref=your-money

It seems so wise to think all this through (and DO something) before disaster strikes. That way, when the layoff occurs, you have your emergency fund. If it doesn’t…well you still have your emergency fund.

By: elementaryfinance

elementaryfinance — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:56:04 +0000

Great job! I just wrote a piece (linked here) about how to fund a savings account by finding the dollars here and there that you can or already are saving by getting coffee at home, using coupons, etc. You are right, we don’t know when the axe will fall on each of us. Hopefully never.