#86: Pay Cash for Next Christmas (or a Vacation!)

<p><strong>About the Episode:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Today, we’re answering: “We need your help. We are pretty good at budgeting, but it seems like right when we have started to make progress, an unexpected expense blows up our budget - things like a car repair or an insurance bill that is due every six months. Can you help us figure out how to prevent these issues from messing with our financial progress?”</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In our Current Money Events segment, we’re sharing tips that Joe has learned from budgeting for 200 consecutive months. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our success story comes from Cody, who was able to eliminate a car payment. </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><a href= "http://www.iwbnin.com/online"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I Was Broke. Now I’m Not. Participant Kit + FREE Access to Online Study</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a><a href= "https://iwbnin.infusionsoft.com/app/storeFront/showProductDetail?productId=142"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I Was Broke. Now I’m Not. Group Study DVD</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a><a href= "https://www.iwasbrokenowimnot.com/tools"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">I Was Broke. Now I’m Not. Tools</span></a><br /> <a href= "https://www.iwasbrokenowimnot.com/tools-budgeting"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">TOOLS: Budgeting</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><br /> <a href= "http://www.josephsangl.com//?smd_process_download=1&download_id=7167"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">TOOLS: Known, Upcoming, Non-Monthly Expense Calculator </span></a><br /> <a href="https://www.iwasbrokenowimnot.com/banking"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Next Steps: Banking</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"