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January 9, 2023

Prepare now for your next emergency

  • Make it manageable by taking small steps each week.
  • By KIMBERLY PALMER
    NerdWallet

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    Emergencies such as power outages or severe weather can happen at any time and can be costly.

    When a power outage knocked out electricity to a multistate region in 2003, Gabriella Barthlow, a financial coach in the Detroit area, was prepared. She had enough money on hand to buy food for herself and her two young children, plus put gas in her car in case they needed to leave home.


     
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