I like the concept of using
my TFSA as an emergency fund and focusing my long - term investment budget into an RRSP.
If you use
the TFSA as an emergency fund, then the People's Trust makes excellent sense, but if it's not, get more bang for your buck by putting investments in your TFSAs.
Not exact matches
They also have an
emergency fund made up of $ 5,500 in an investment account holding GICs,
as well
as $ 2,700 in Phil's
TFSA.
BMO talks about disability insurance, long - term care insurance, maxing out Tax Free Savings Accounts (
TFSAs)
as a source of ready
emergency funds, and various other actions.
@ Al, I have had the same issue and it has annoyed me a bit,
as I thought I could use my
TFSA to act
as a sort of
emergency / vacation
fund.
If you need the flexibility of getting at the money in your
TFSA (like if it's part of your
emergency fund), then put it there and then later contribute to RRSP when the liquidity need is not
as great.
We were thinking to use his
TFSA as the «
emergency»
fund.