How much money do you have in your rainy day/emergency savings?

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Jan 8, 2020
9:55:13am

snowbird All-American

How much money do you have in your rainy day/emergency savings?

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snowbird

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How much money do you have in your rainy day/emergency savings?

snowbird

1/8/20 9:55am

$7

CocaColaRecovery

1/8/20 9:56am

maybe a poll? that subsequently people can lie on 🙂

Mayor of Cougartown

1/8/20 9:56am

just make sure you include $1m as one of the options.

kolob32

1/8/20 9:57am

I always keep at least 6 months of normal living expenses in that account.

Ycrazy

1/8/20 9:56am

So about $12,000,000?

Born2Fish

1/8/20 9:57am

I was going to say $1M - but I was also being conservative.

Eddie

1/8/20 9:58am

Nope I live very lean. I am not a rich CB'er.

Ycrazy

1/8/20 10:00am

Sounds like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster.

Born2Fish

1/8/20 10:03am

Millions in Pesos but I don’t like to brag

SouthernBlueBlood

1/8/20 9:57am

Bout tree fidy. Sorry, that was a typo. $350,000 is the amount. That’s what

Nikomedes

1/8/20 9:58am

105K at the moment

ReyOso

1/8/20 9:59am

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Buffalo

1/8/20 10:00am

Zero. I don't need an emergency fund anymore.

Baron

1/8/20 10:00am

RE: Zero. I don't need an emergency fund anymore.

BigTex

1/8/20 10:03am

Best Chris Pratt role.

Baron

1/8/20 10:04am

This is how we do it as well. Also, I have a HELOC initiated but haven't pulled any money out as another option.

1/8/20 10:58am

RE: How much money do you have in your rainy day/emergency savings?

UberDeek

1/8/20 10:00am

6 months worth by the end of the month. Been working on saving it up for the

cougaman

1/8/20 10:07am

One Steve Young USFL rookie card

TNT

1/8/20 10:07am

RE: How much money do you have in your rainy day/emergency savings?

Zaphod

1/8/20 10:07am

I always keep three unused credits cards with $5k limit each. So $15K.

1/8/20 10:08am

not sure that qualifies.

Mayor of Cougartown

1/8/20 10:20am

Do you think I need more?

1/8/20 10:26am

RE: How much money do you have in your rainy day/emergency savings?

foofcoug

1/8/20 10:14am

Are you asking what my credit card limit is?

jwf

1/8/20 10:19am

I think I have $1.74 on a SWIG gift card in my nightstand drawer.

BYUtka

1/8/20 10:19am

About 2 months living expenses, so not enough yet.

1/8/20 10:24am

About 16 years ago (still feels like just yesterday), I lost my job with a company I had been at for 9 months. I

specsauce

1/8/20 10:53am

Yes, you won't be investing or paying tithing and some of that other stuff that you do with full employment.

1/8/20 10:57am

I do have a couple of Cabela's gift cards from Christmas.

coolblue

1/8/20 10:31am

A years salary. I really need to add to food/water storage, which is more concerning to me right now.

specsauce

1/8/20 10:34am

I don't have a specific "Emergency Fund". My thoughts on this are that it isn't really a question of Emergency, but

1/8/20 10:38am

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