Comments on: How Much Should REALLY Be In Your Emergency Fund? https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/ Drop your 9 to-5 for good Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:52:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: @dancostandi https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8826 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 12:50:46 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8826 Hey Eric… there’s a follow-up to your joke. “Why do elephants hide in trees? ….. Why?… Because they’re good at it. Have you ever seen an elephant in a tree? … No. … See it works.”

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By: @Zorlig https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8827 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 02:14:36 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8827 Someday someone will figure out how to do a proper Monte Carlo on emergency fund sizing. The problem is that emergency fund sizing is all about conventional wisdom and has no actual math behind it. The ideal is probably zero.

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By: @swim31swim https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8824 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 02:09:33 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8824 ]]> Eric, We keep it at 68Β°. Aunt IRMAA says to put on a hat.πŸ˜‚

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By: @KumaCarter https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8830 Sat, 02 Dec 2023 01:12:51 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8830 Whats the opening music?

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By: @brucesmith6868 https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8822 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 23:48:06 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8822 Thanks Dustin and Eric love the format an all the information that flows

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By: @andrewroth9175 https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8825 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:16:47 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8825 How many 20 or 30 or 40 somethings are buying short-term disability insurance? You can stop paying that If you have a 6 month emergency fund getting 5% with your cash.
All you need is LTD long-term disability insurance, which kicks in after 6 months.

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By: @spiritualphysics https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8829 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:42:59 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8829 πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘πŸΌ]]> Now google tree elephant, hit images and be shocked
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By: @jhnhouseholder https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8823 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:29:35 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8823 Yes, Cody, 68 is cold inside! But the interruption with the graphic was great.

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By: @educatedwanderer9293 https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8833 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:51:46 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8833 In reply to @kckuc310.

I have 7 years plus, in a brokerage, another year in cash.

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By: @Quincyq15 https://hotsidehustles.com/how-much-should-really-be-in-your-emergency-fund/#comment-8832 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:40:42 +0000 https://hotsidehustles.com/?p=2903#comment-8832 In reply to @kckuc310.

I’m the same way lol

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