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Having a separate fund for the things in life that happen, helps keep the emergency fund in tact in case you lose your job or income.

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Michelle Singletary
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That's is life. You move and change according to things that happen to you and things that you make happen because of poor choices.
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It's why this election was HORRIBLE. It was either Hilary is the devil and Trump a saint. Or Trump the devil and Hilary a saint. Can't we all have a decent, civil conversation without throwing shade?
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