Building Fans Savings Account Unemployment 
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 26, 2021
If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. Your wants and dreams are secondary and should be saved separately. Unemployment and reduced income are considered emergencies, and so is a leaking roof, a broken hot water heater, or a dead car battery.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
We spent the next couple of years building our savings back up, but I am now thinking that it needs to be increased. In 2007, we used about 6 months worth of living expenses and our savings came very close to drying up, so saving one year's worth of living expenses might be more wise for us. Save it and forget about it.
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