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Aug 16, 2019

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As Recession Looms, Planning Your ‘Doomsday Budget’ Is Key to Peace of Mind

How to figure out the bare minimum that you truly need to get by

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One of my biggest financial worries, in these tumultuous times, is how my husband and I would get by in an economic downturn.

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Erin Lowry

Erin Lowry

Writer, speaker, and author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together and Broke Millennial Takes On Investing.

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