Sentences with phrase «about covering emergency expenses»

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The reason I think this is important is there is this statistic that sticks in my head, it's from the Federal Reserve actually, that about 46 % of Americans say they do not have enough money to cover a $ 400 emergency expense, 400 bucks.

It might seem counterintuitive, but before you even think about tackling any debt, make sure you have some money socked away to cover necessary living expenses in case of an emergency.

And, while you have an emergency fund, it is not enough to cover your bills and living expenses for a year, and you're worried about what would happen if you became suddenly unemployed, injured or otherwise unable to work.

Most experts agree that the best emergency funds have enough money to cover about 6 - 12 months of your expenses (rent / mortgage, utilities, car payments, groceries, etc.).

With an ideal emergency fund that covers six months» worth of expenses, or about $ 12,000, it would take about two years for you to build an emergency fund in this scenario (effectively saving up $ 3,000 per six month period).

About 46 percent of adults in the Fed survey said they did not have enough saved to cover a $ 400 emergency expense.