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Recent Examples of sinking fund
Goal setting and category tracking YNAB is well-equipped to help its users set and track financial goals, such as building a sinking fund for car maintenance.
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Amy Deyoung,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The Innovation Grant money could finance that sinking fund, according to Ruggini.
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Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
17 Nov. 2025
For those who attend multiple weddings per year, a wedding guest sinking fund is probably a good idea.
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Nerdwallet,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
Borrowers may look to sinking funds as a way to help plan for potential student loan debt cancellation.
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Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.
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Emmie Martin, Cfp®,
CNBC,
20 Dec. 2024
Amy Deyoung,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The Innovation Grant money could finance that sinking fund, according to Ruggini.
—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
17 Nov. 2025
For those who attend multiple weddings per year, a wedding guest sinking fund is probably a good idea.
—
Nerdwallet,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
Borrowers may look to sinking funds as a way to help plan for potential student loan debt cancellation.
—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.
—
Emmie Martin, Cfp®,
CNBC,
20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking fund
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Rodríguez said emergency economic measures will include relief funds for victims and temporary waivers on documentation and property registration fees to facilitate housing relocation.
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State funds will cover half of the incentive amount, and auto manufacturers will cover the other half.
Noun
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One way to build that nest egg is through strategic long-term saving.
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That's why retirement planning needs to be about more than just maximizing your Social Security money or building a larger nest egg.
Noun
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The weekly markets turn to late-season treasure—figs, truffles, chestnuts, cheeses and olives.
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Enola also realizes that Tewkesbury's family must have hidden the gold in Maltese cliff, because Tewkesbury previously told her stories about a treasure hidden there.
Noun
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Democrats have also increased taxes on businesses, paid for programs out of other funds and suspended reserve deposits among other solutions.
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Charles Schwab Learn More Minimum deposit and balance Minimum deposit and balance requirements may vary depending on the investment vehicle selected.
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“Sinking fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinking%20fund. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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