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Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:16:31 +0000

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By: Advanced Personal Finance » Blog Archive » Why I do not have a large emergency fund

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:12:57 +0000

[...] There have been a ton of PF bloggers posting about emergency funds: Money Smart Life provides a good overview with special guest appearances by other PF bloggers Lazy Man, Binary Dollar, Money Matter and More Musings, Digerati Life, and Sun’s Financial Diary. I’m not going to rehash any of the following (so please don’t leave): [...]

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Carnival of Personal Finance #98 → We’re In Debt — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:46:34 +0000

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By: stephen

stephen — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:32:43 +0000

[…] Do you think it’s an overly conservative approach towards emergency funds? What would have been your response to the question? I encourage you to visit this post @ Money Smart Life to leave a comment on the issue. […]

By: db

db — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:02:29 +0000

Another thing I think people could (should? well that’s up to you) take into account when planning their emergency fund is if they want to have a backup plan for relocation costs.

Consider the scenario that you’ve lost your job and are having trouble finding work in your immediate area. Without adequate funds on hand, you would be limited in the degree to which you could choose to move elsewhere to follow a better job market. On the other hand if you have money set aside for relocation costs then you can more easily pursue that option.

By: 5 Different Ways To Build An Emergency Fund » Silicon Valley Blog About Money

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:30:56 +0000

[...] 5 Different Ways To Build An Emergency Fund By Silicon Valley Blogger Our regular blogger’s series “What’s Your Money Question?” is featured at Money Smart Life this week. The question we are tackling is about emergency funds: Can you be conservative with emergency funds? What options can you take with such a fund? For my concise answer and to find out how various other bloggers have responded to this same question, please visit Money Smart Life. [...]

By: Can You Save Too Much In An Emergency Fund? What Do You Think?

Can You Save Too Much In An Emergency Fund? What Do You Think? — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:14:15 +0000

[...] Do you think it’s an overly conservative approach towards emergency funds? What would have been your response to the question? I encourage you to visit this post @ Money Smart Life to leave a comment on the issue. [...]

By: ispf

ispf — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:28:20 +0000

This is a neat post! I like your summary, and also reading opinions from so many different perspectives collected in one place is neat!

About the emergency fund, I agree with Lazy that too much can be bad. Also, as jc pointed out in comments, if you have good insurance, as well as good short term and long term disability coverage, a relatively small liquid emergency fund should tide you over through most mishaps.

By: Where I Put Our Emergency Money | The Sun’s Financial Diary | A Personal Finance Blog on Saving and Investing

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:29:46 +0000

[...] Several other bloggers have weighed in on this issue with their own opinions. You can find all the discussions by following this and this link. Ben also provided a nice summary that covers everything you want to know about emergency fund. [...]