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The Side Hustle Safety Net: Protect Yourself Against Job Loss When You Don’t Yet Have An Emergency Fund

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How secure do you think your job is? Are you sure? What would you do if you went in to work one day and found out you’re out of a job by next week? That actually happened to me last week.   I lost my job! After struggling to find good employment for nearly two…

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How Big Should My Emergency Fund Be?

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  Having a fully-stocked emergency fund is one of the single best things you can do to protect yourself from surprise expenses like a trip to the doctor’s office, a job loss, or a flying monkey invasion. Most people don’t have a large enough emergency savings fund, if they have one at all. In fact,…

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