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Just looking at a thread on a different forum where a person lost a job, just got me curious, who here believes in having an emergency fund?
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Not a bad idea, but who would watch it? And who would watch the watcher?
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Why...the government of course. SURELY our money is safe with them???
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ha, now that's funny. NO, I mean your own personal emergency fund, a savings account that you never touch except in emergencies. You know a moneymarket savings account or something that you can draw from at any time, not an investment account.
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Tried it, but too many Colt's out there.
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Everybody should have $1000 in the bank for emegencies. Once you have saved that, increase it to 2-3 months pay. Most financial advisors will tell you that is the minimum "Emergency Fund" we should all have.
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Yes, absolutely!!! Most financial advisors will tell you anywhere from 6 months to one year of living expenses as an emergency fund. I think in this environment that closer to one year would be more in line. Thats alot of money.Originally Posted by jca1
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Yes, mine is not where I'd like it to be... but it is growing. Two things that I have learned is to A; have multiple streams of income B; ASAP stop working for money, annd let money work for you
Using those two rules, I've spent some of my emergency fund to set up the multiple streams, but they should more than repay my investment in short order.
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Emergency funds need to be in cash and they do not need to be kept in a bank or any other institution than your own.
Lets the lessons of life work to your advantage. Look at hurricane victims, electrical outages, and in the not so distant future of a total banking collapse.
Keep your money in a secure spot where you can get to it.
Keeping your stash in a bank, only to find out that there has been a run on the banks while you and your wife are at work, will do you NO good whatsoever.
When it hits the fan, the goverment will limit your withdrawals.
If you are going to do it, do it right and keep them out of the loop.
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Yep, but this last winter wiped me out with the downturn in construction. We havn't been able to recoup any of it, and we are within 12 months of pulling out some of the college accounts to keep a roof over our heads.
I will support gun control when you can guarantee all guns are removed from this planet. That includes military and law enforcement. When you can accomplish that, then I will be the last person to lay down my gun. Then I will carry the weapon that replaces the gun.
I agree you need to have cash on hand and out of the bank for immediate Emergency availability.
Cash is King in any emergency.
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We had one. Didn't last as long as expected when everything started breaking just as we lost our jobs. (Thanks Murphy!)
Take home lesson: Double what you think you need. Then double it again.
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This makes a lot of sense, thanks....never really thought of it like that, seems so obvious now.
That's a good point and something I began doing about a year ago.
Only problem, is potential loss to fire or theft.
I figure in a real emergency, with widespread electric outages, the machines that take plastic won't work.
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I'm a Dave Ramsey fan. $1000 emergency fund while I'm getting out of debt, then 3-6 months of expenses for a fully funded emergency fund.
An enemy of liberty is no friend of mine. I do not owe respect to anyone who would enslave me by government force, nor is it wise for such a person to expect it. -- Isaiah Amberay
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