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Live Like There's No Tomorrow

Posted September 5, 2007 - 12:21 by Linsey Knerl

Budgeting

Two weeks after my husband had gotten a glowing performance review and his manager sent care packages for all our of our kids, he was told over the phone at a client meeting that he needed to return the rental car by 5:00 and apply for unemployment. I should have been a wreck, but I was prepared.

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Broken down? Turn your pencil into a flashlight.

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Cars and Transportation

pencil light

If there's one thing I know about travel, it's be prepared. But it's sometimes easier said than done. We all know we should carry emergency supplies in the trunk of the car, and one of those essentials is a flashlight. It can help you see the root of the problem under the hood or the beneath the car itself, and obviously it's invaluable at night. But if you don't have one, you can still see the light...if you have a pencil!

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3-6 months of living expenses?

Posted July 5, 2007 - 11:08 by Julie Rains

Personal Finance

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Personal-finance experts often recommend having 3-6 months' worth of living expenses saved and easily accessible. In his July 1, 2007 Getting Going column ("Popular Advice You Shouldn't Take"), Wall Street Journal columnist Jonathan Clements offers alternatives to a cash account (e.g., savings account or CD). He's got practical ideas that relate to how people really think, live, save, and invest.

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Do You Need a Disaster Survival Kit?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Life Hacks

I've always thought of disaster preparedness as something for the highly paranoid or mildly insane. But something about today's news (coverage of a Mid East weapons bazaar, heat beaming guns, Iran not backing down from its nuclear program, and my general feeling about our federal governments' competency in the face of major disasters) has made me a little spooked and slightly morbid. If nothing else, it has led me to believe that better safe than sorry is a mantra that I should be chanting all day.

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