Category: The Get Savvy Series

This post is an installment in the Get Savvy Series– a blog series on the financial basics that you need to get your financial life in order. Cash, in your financial life, means any liquid assets. This is money that’s available to you almost immediately upon needing it and is somewhere with minimal risk. This isn’t money that’s contributing to compound interest, but is money that provides basic financial security. Cash is your emergency fund,…

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Right now, we’re fortunate to be financially comfortable. We have a consistent saving routine. Every month, automated transfers send money towards important financial buckets- like maintenance on our house and travel. We’re aggressively paying off the loan on our minivan. We methodically saved for and then bought a house. And we were able to follow the rules and reduce Marisa’s student loan payments to $0/month while taking advantage of the PSLF program. Our emergency fund…

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