You’ve heard about the importance of having an emergency fund, but Erin Burt at Kiplinger.com takes this concept further in her Essential Emergency Kit article.

The goal of an emergency fund is to have funds set aside in case you lose your job, have unexpected medical expenses, or have some other short term financial need that is unexpected.

The emergency kit is a complete emergency strategy.  The emergency kit is similar to the emergency fund in that it is protecting you against a job loss, unexpected medical expenses, etc., but the emergency kit is also intented to make sure you’re ready for bigger emergencies, like a natural disaster, or even worse, a man-made disaster.

Dave Ramsey is planning to focus one of his upcoming Fox Business shows on Stay-At-Home Moms who are making money working from home.  They’d like for Stay-At-Home Moms to share ideas on how they started their business and how they are generating family income.

This theme show will air on September 1st (Labor Day). To be considered for the show, please send your 200-300 word overview to daveonair@48Days.com and put Stay Home Mom Idea in the subject line. Lara Johnson on Dave’s team will review the entries and contact you if you are selected to be a live call-in guest for the show.  Good luck!