Comments on: Our Emergency Fund is Under Assault

By: Patience is a Virtue Reinforced in Tough Times | Frugal Dad

Patience is a Virtue Reinforced in Tough Times | Frugal Dad — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:01:13 +0000

[...] mother remains hospitalized in intensive care following four surgeries in five weeks. We have had several visits from Murphy over the summer that strained our emergency fund. The wild market swings have added a bit of [...]

By: Friday Linkstuff - lots and lots and lots o’ links!

Friday Linkstuff - lots and lots and lots o’ links! — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:04:04 +0000

[...] Dad, who I recently mentioned for posting a great hockey fight pic, is dealing with a very difficult family situation so keep him and his family in your [...]

By: An Emergency Fund Is More than Just Money | Frugal Dad

An Emergency Fund Is More than Just Money | Frugal Dad — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:01:29 +0000

[...] you over in the event of a job loss or income shortage. Frugal Dad just recently shared about the importance of his emergency fund and how it protected them against a few unexpected expenses. We were lucky, since the only time [...]

By: Wreck Your Retirement | The Wisdom Journal

Wreck Your Retirement | The Wisdom Journal — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:04:01 +0000

[...] turn out fine, it always does. There’s no sense in making contingency plans or in having an emergency fund.. It just weakens your resolve to make things turn out for the [...]

By: Old Dude

Old Dude — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:24:19 +0000

FD
Give yourself a pat on the back for having set up an emergency fund. This should be the cornerstone for every family’s financial plan.Ignore the experts that say you don’t need one, that this money can be put to a better use. These EF’s help to provide a little extra peace of mind.

By: friday roundup #3 | we like money

friday roundup #3 | we like money — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:07:30 +0000

[...] Dad explains why it’s important to have an emergency fund. His family had to tap into theirs quite a bit recently and he’s glad they had the money to [...]

By: Friday Linkstuff

Friday Linkstuff — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:01:57 +0000

[...] Dad is having a problem with his emergency fund. To be honest, I really couldn’t care less given that I don’t have an EF of my own – [...]

By: Build Good Credit | The Wisdom Journal

Build Good Credit | The Wisdom Journal — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:02:30 +0000

[...] etc), by making regular deposits into an account for these items. 4. Build an emergency fund for unforseen events. Murphy will sneak up on you! 5. Always, always pay your bills on [...]

By: Putting the Brakes On Debt Repayment to Rebuild the Emergency Fund | Frugal Dad

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:00:49 +0000

[...] the weekend I mentioned all the things that have gone wrong over the past few weeks, and the various hits to our emergency fund. [...]

By: Saph @ Walk With Me

Saph @ Walk With Me — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:43:01 +0000

Wow! So sorry for all the bad happenings. We’ve been there done that with the pouring rain. We now finally have an emergency fund, albeit small, in place after being married for 7 years. I’ve been following Mary Hunt’s strategy in Debt-proof Living.
It really is such a relief with no worries when unexpected things happen because of our emergency fund. I used to panick immediately after something happens that affected our finances, but no more!