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Establishment of a contingency fund: a few months to secure expenditure

The contingency fund is the foundation of financial security and the choice of amounts and target accounts is more important than you think.

The contingency fund is a cash reserve that covers contingencies such as unemployment, disease and unforeseen expenses. The generic proposal is to keep three to six times the cost of living: people with stable jobs and secondary jobs are offered a minimum of three to four months; and people with free professions or high income fluctuations should work for six months or more. The value of the money is not added, but rather that you need not sell your assets or borrow high interest.

Where should I put the money?

  • Current or IMF: Any time is desirable, liquidity first
  • Small amounts of innovative bank deposits: slightly higher returns, pay attention to foreclosure rules
  • Don't put it in stocks or in long-term closed-off financial management.
  • Opening a separate account to avoid mixing with daily consumption leading to being spent

The Fund sought certainty and liquidity rather than a rate of return. Instead of trying to make more than a few percentage points, it should be ensured that it is available in one day. Once the security pads are in place, the remaining funds will be suitable for investment.[ Long-term value-added tools such as Retrieving Investment. If households have multiple sources of income, they can rebalance their savings and debt-servicing priorities by reference to [early-loan-repayment-strategy].

The contingency fund was not recommended for early repayment of loans or ventured into investments until it reached its target; the building would be built without the foundation being filled, and an unexpected event would take its toll.

How long will it last?

Assuming a monthly expenditure of $10,000 and a target of $660,000 for six months, the target would have been achieved in about 30 months if 2,000 dollars had been saved each month. It is recommended that the automatic transfer of wages on the day of payment be set as the first expenditure, with priority over any consumption. More family financial bases are found in [personal-tax-basics] and [currency-exchange-related] (/currency-exchange-tips).