Emergency fund: why keep at least three months of pay in the bank
Why three months is the floor, whether to count pay or expenses, and how long a fund takes to build at $200, $400 or $600 a month.
Practical guides with the figures behind them: every number is either sourced or worked out in the article, so you can check it.
Why three months is the floor, whether to count pay or expenses, and how long a fund takes to build at $200, $400 or $600 a month.
Birth costs, child care and diapers, each with a sourced US figure, and a first-year budget in one table.
The earnings gap, longer retirements and the real cost of a five-year break, worked through for $100 to $300 a month.