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Money: Emergency funds

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Dave Ashton

Do you have an “emergency fund” set up for unexpected expenses or (worst case) the loss of a job?

You don’t need as much as you might think!

We crunch the numbers in Monday’s “Money Talks”…plus get some fund-building ideas from The Penny Hoarder!

https://soundcloud.com/literock973/11-11-money-talks-setting-up-an-emergency-fund

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