| Unexpected expenses sneak up on the best
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| | other short-term savings vehicles are not
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| of us. Paying these unexpected expenses
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| | big moneymakers, but you can access your
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| looks impossible when you are in debt and
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| | money quickly and do not have the threat
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| barely making the payments from month to
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| | that it will decrease in value.
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| month. If you're like most, you have to
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| | The reason that I like money market funds
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| reach for the credit card and then find
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| | is that they will make a return
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| yourself deeper in debt and farther
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| | comparative to other accessible
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| behind.
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| | investments, most have check writing
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| What do you do about this?
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| | capabilities, and your investment is safe
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| The answer for paying unexpected expenses
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| | from downturns in the stock market.
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| is an emergency savings account.
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| | There are other options such as interest
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| An emergency savings account is a sum of
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| | bearing checking accounts, savings
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| money set aside in an account that is
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| | accounts and possibly other savings
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| only used for paying any unexpected
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| | vehicles in various banks, investment
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| expenses.
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| | institutions and credit unions. Choose
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| Unexpected expenses come in many
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| | the investment that is available to you
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| varieties and range from a roof leak to a
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| | and fits the criteria.
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| job layoff.
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| | One thing to be aware of when choosing a
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| There is no hard and fast rule to
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| | money market or any investment option is
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| determine how much you need in an
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| | the expenses. Expenses will vary widely
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| emergency savings account, only rules of
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| | among investment firms. Ideally you want
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| thumb.
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| | to find an account that lets you invest
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| If you are still paying off your
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| | in the money market with no up front or
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| unsecured debts it is generally accepted
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| | back end fees and minimal yearly
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| that $1,000 is an appropriate amount
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| | expenses. Since a money market does not
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| until you have become "bad debt" free.
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| | appreciate quickly it would take a long
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| If you have nothing more than a mortgage
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| | time to make up for high expenses.
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| payment or perhaps are completely debt
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| | An up front fee is a percentage of your
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| free the common recommendation is that
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| | money that you have to pay when you
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| you have 3 to 6 months living expenses
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| | initially invest it. For example if you
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| put aside. Now this is where it gets
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| | invest $1,000 and the fee is 5%, they
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| tricky. Everyone will have different
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| | will take $50.00 out of your account and
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| requirements for 3 to 6 months living
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| | you will only end up with $950 invested.
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| expenses. The general rule of thumb is to
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| | With a back end fee they take a
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| have at least $10,000 available.
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| | percentage when you withdraw your money.
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| This is just a rule of thumb and you will
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| | All investment firms will charge an
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| have to do some thinking for yourself
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| | annual expense on your invested money.
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| here. If your mortgage payment is $2,000
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| | Just pay attention and choose one that
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| each month, then $10,000 surely will not
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| | has a low expense. Be careful, since some
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| cut it. On the other hand, if you are
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| | will lure you in with a low initial
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| debt free, $10,000 may be a nice cushion.
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| | expense that will be raised after a
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| Once you are living on a monthly budget
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| | specified number of months. Look at the
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| it will be easy to determine how much you
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| | track record going back a few years to
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| will need for your emergency fund. Make
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| | make sure that the expense ratio has
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| sure that you do not skimp on this
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| | stayed consistent.
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| account.
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| | Make sure that you have an emergency
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| Your emergency savings needs to be
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| | savings account so that paying unexpected
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| readily available; money market accounts
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| | expenses does not chase you back in debt;
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| are usually the best choice.
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| | it is a vital step in living without
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| Unfortunately money market accounts and
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| | debt.
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