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5 Things to Do When A Financial Emergency Strikes

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. In the past few weeks, I’ve had a couple of friends hit significant, and totally unexpected, hard times financially. One friend’s husband lost his job with no warning. Another needed to buy a new car when his previous one, which …

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Setting Financial Goals for 2014: Joan’s Mid-January Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Last month, I was proud to share a look at what I accomplished financially in 2013 as part of my series of regular financial updates. This month, I want to share some highlights of the current month, and then focus …

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Budgeting Basics: The How (and How Much) of Emergency Funds

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Last week, I kicked off a series about Budgeting Basics by tackling What Is An Emergency Fund? We talked about what such a fund should – and shouldn’t – be used for, and I promised then that I’d talk …

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A Look Back at the Ups and Downs of 2013: Joan’s Mid-December Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. This marks the end of my first full calendar year of updates here on Man Vs. Debt! (Though I’d done three-quarters of the year in 2012.) At the same time, our family is in the process of job transitions, …

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Don’t Let the Little Things Blow Your Holiday Gift Budget

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Shh… don’t tell. My teenage daughter is getting, essentially, one Christmas present this year – an iPod Touch. My mom and my husband are also each getting one specific, useful gift. (But, unlike my teenager, they sometimes read MvD, …

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