An Emergency Fund Flattens the Money Bumps of Life

Aiden Stone
4 min readNov 28, 2021
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If you’re already struggling to save, one mishap can put you over the edge.

The air conditioner needs a repair, you’re in an accident and need to cover your deductible — life just happens!

In its 2019 Report on the Economic Well-Being of US Households, The Federal Reserve found that 40 percent of adults couldn’t come up with $400 for something…

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Aiden Stone

HR exec by day. Personal finance geek by night. Dog dad. Sort of writer. Prolific saver. Say hi on Twitter @allFImyself.