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Define What Your Emergency Fund Is For To Avoid Spending It Carelessly
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Emergency fund
Having an emergency fund is commonly accepted (and good!) advice. When to spend it is addressed less often.
To make it simple to decide when to use it, define what it's for first.
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Define what your emergency fund is
Your first step is to figure out what counts as a true emergency.
Not all emergencies can be predicted, but many can. Car repairs, medical expenses, higher-than-normal bills. Even having a list of things that you can and cannot spend an emergency fund on can help you stay on track and avoid spending it when you shouldn't.
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For most, extended warranties are bad investments, because we never use the coverage they pay for.
For a warranty to be worth it,
- Something needs to fail that is covered.
- We need to use the warranty during the repairs.
- The cost of the repairs should exceed the price we paid for the warranty.
A better approach
Instead of buying warranties, consider setting up your own warranty coverage by putting the money aside in an interest-bearing savings account. Then you have full control over the money and can re-purpose those funds.
This strategy will work in your favor more often than it won't. Consider setting aside about half of the cost of the item you bought.