How We Saved A $10k Emergency Fund
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How We Saved A $10k Emergency Fund

Having an emergency fund, or a rainy day fund, is an essential part of any responsible personal finance plan. Here is how we saved $10k in our fully funded emergency fund.

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4 Steps To Take When You’re Starting To Get Your Financial Shit Together
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4 Steps To Take When You’re Starting To Get Your Financial Shit Together

Taking control of your finances is exciting and powerful. You’re about to take a big step in improving your life. While it may be a new chapter in your life, it can also be an overwhelming and intimidating one… at first. Cut back on uncertainty and start working on your financial situation in an effective way when you follow these four steps.

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5 Financial Triggers And How To Overcome Them

5 Financial Triggers And How To Overcome Them

Triggered. We hear this word everywhere nowadays. Despite Fox News bullying liberal millennial “snowflakes” for being emotionally intelligent, the word “triggered,” is valid. Especially when you have experienced trauma in your life. Financial trauma not withstanding. A trigger is a reminder of a past trauma. This reminder can cause a person to feel overwhelming sadness, anxiety, or panic. It may also cause someone to have flashbacks (goodtherapy.org). Here are 5 financial triggers and how to overcome them. 

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5 Dog Products That Will Change Your Life
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5 Dog Products That Will Change Your Life

While living in Colorado, I’ve been able to snag an extra grand a month just by hanging out with sweet animals via Rover. You can sign up to be a walker or sitter by clicking this sentence.

Dogs are a large part of my life, so it makes sense that I have products I love surrounding my pooches.

Here are 5 dog products that will change your life:

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Coronavirus and the ‘Poor’
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Coronavirus and the ‘Poor’

Personal finance is my passion and my joy. I love helping people-- that’s why I do this. I once knew next to nothing about money besides I should probably have a checking account. Now, I’m focused on building a business and generational wealth. Then the Coronavirus hit.

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Forcing Your Kids To Go To College Is Stupid
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Forcing Your Kids To Go To College Is Stupid

In a perfect world, you’d grow up with financially stable parents. Your parents saved your entire life for you to go to the college of your dreams. You graduate with a degree, and go into the career of your choice. You then make $59k salary that the statistics promised you. You’d have no student loan debt, you’d get a job in your chosen field a week after graduation, and you’d be livin’ the life.

Reality check.

That lifestyle is right up there with unicorns and cotton-candy clouds for the majority of Americans. Most Millennials and Gen-Zers were raised with this rose-colored idea preached to them by society, but without the actual reality of a loaded 529 saving account and a field-of-study that guarantees a lucrative career.

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4 Reasons You’re Failing At Rover
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4 Reasons You’re Failing At Rover

Since being public about the love I have for this side hustle, I’ve been getting more questions about it. One of the biggest: How can I make as much money as you? Here are 4 mistakes I see in the Rover world and how to fix them. I hope this helps you in your pursuit of more cash while using this app!

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Baby Step Spells For Every Witch Or Warlock
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Baby Step Spells For Every Witch Or Warlock

In general, money isn’t a topic people joke about. As someone who loves to laugh, I find that this is too bad. After all, it can’t be 100% straight faced all the time. So instead of keeping everything grave this month, I’ve decided to let my hair down with these faux spells, chants, potions, and charms. Enjoy the Vee Frugal Fox October spin on Dave Ramsey’s famous Baby Steps.

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How We Blew A Lump Sum Of Money And How To Avoid Our Mistakes
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How We Blew A Lump Sum Of Money And How To Avoid Our Mistakes

Talk With Your Partner And Devise A Plan - And Not A Plan That You Ignore Once Money Hits Your Account

Communication is key when you have another person attached to your financial health - especially when you’re talking about moving… an already stressful situation.Sit down and T A L K with your SO about why you want to put $x here and $y there. Prioritize expenses together. Come to an agreement on saving and spending.

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