
What Is a Sinking Fund and How Do You Create One?
Saving up for something big? Sinking funds help you pay cash for anything and everything. Find out how to make one!

Withdraw $20 cash from your bank and put it in an envelope for later.
Yesterday, you set aside a little money to help others. Today, I want you to do the same thing for yourself!
What’s it for? Well, you’ll just have to wait and find out!
Put the envelope in a drawer or somewhere out of sight and leave it alone. We’ll come back to it in a few days. In the meantime, keep tracking any purchases you make in your EveryDollar budget. That’s it for now!
Saving up for something big? Sinking funds help you pay cash for anything and everything. Find out how to make one!
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