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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
The other proposal will authorize 3 mills for 10 years, starting July 1, 2026, to create a building and site sinking fund for school buildings; school security improvements; technology; student transportation, and maintenance of student transportation vehicles.
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Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 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
Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes.
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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
But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.
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Alex De Waal,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Feb. 2013
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
The other proposal will authorize 3 mills for 10 years, starting July 1, 2026, to create a building and site sinking fund for school buildings; school security improvements; technology; student transportation, and maintenance of student transportation vehicles.
—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 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
Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes.
—
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
But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.
—
Alex De Waal,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Feb. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinking fund
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Assuming the company meets the requirements, index-tracking funds and other product sponsors would begin purchasing shares after the market closes on July 6, with SpaceX officially joining the Nasdaq-100 before trading begins on July 7.
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But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
Noun
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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.
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Some investors worry how such a giant company losing so much money could affect their nest eggs, but most analysts say don't worry.
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Hodad’s is a third-generation small business, a San Diego treasure that makes a damn good burger.
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The rock treasures here range from the Andy Warhol Factory (Nico’s 1967 Chelsea Girls) to Midwestern quarries (Slint’s 1991 Spiderland).
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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 2 Jul. 2026.
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