Money (Debt Frugality Minimalism)

[-$86,743] Why I Want a One Year Emergency Fund

Posted on by Double Debt Single Woman

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In my 2017 Goals post I mentioned that my ultimate goal for my emergency fund was to save 1 year of living expenses.

You may wonder why I want so much in savings. I’m single. I don’t have any dependents, and I live rather frugally. Simply put, I want more because what I have saved so far doesn’t align with my goals.

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My current 2.5k mini-emergency fund is a needed life line, a life preserver, should something unexpected, yet minor happen in my life. The life preserver doesn’t look pretty, nor does anyone using it; but that’s not the point. The life preserver has only one job, to keep your head above water until you’re out of danger. It does not provide comfort or space/buffer from the danger.

This level is savings is fine for some, particularly those who have a relatively low amount of debt compared to their income and who will be out of debt in a relatively short amount of time (less than one year). This is where my savings are now, and I’m seeing that this is not enough. Read More

2017 Goals for Double Debt Single Woman

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The new years bells haven’t even stopped ringing and yet I’m already posting about goals, because, well,  that’s what you do at this time of year.

See my past January goals and December check-in posts here:

2013 Goals  |  2013 Year End Review

2014 Goals  |  2014 Year End Review

2015 Goals  |  2015 Year End Review

2016 Goals |  2016 Year End Review

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DOUBLE DEBT SINGLE WOMAN GOALS FOR 2017


ONE –  Pay down my student loan debt from $88,935 to under $65,000.

This is Read More

Goodbye 2016: The Year in Debt Review (+ Net Worth)

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It is that time of year again. Check out my past reviews:

  •  2014 Year in Debt – I still want to be the ‘umm, no’ cat in that post when I grow up.🙂
  •  2015 Year in Debt – What an emotional and financial roller coaster! It was a year of health and job loss scares.

 

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In 2016, I started off the year with worthy goals and lots of optimism. In January, I got hit with a $750 bill for short term disability over-payment because my employer hadn’t calculated taxes properly following my surgery in 2015. Next, I paid off the last bit of medical related credit card debt and was now credit card debt free AGAIN. In February, I had a temporary panic about potentially losing my cheap (for this area) rented room. Panic is the right word, given that so much of my potential to make progress on this debt hinges on my ability to continue paying below market rent for my room.

By March, I focused my attention on my student loan debt. As the Spring season began, Read More