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By Justin Pritchard, About.com Guide to Banking / Loans since 2005

How Much Emergency Cash Should You Have?

Thursday August 14, 2008
Consumerism Commentary recently discussed how you can determine right size for your emergency fund. Things like job stability and lifestyle are important, but most people don't give their emergency funds enough thought.

Take a look at your emergency savings and make sure that you're doing the right things. Do you have enough? Do you have too much? Do you even have emergency savings? By paying attention today, you can make things easier on yourself in the future. Below, you'll see some resources you can use to determine how to manage your emergency cash.

How do you decide what to keep in your emergency fund? Tell us about it in the comments.

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