Investment vehicle for emergency savings

Having enough emergency fund to cover six months of expenses... doesn't ALL have to be available the moment you're laid off or whatever. Why not consider what you need for one month (maybe two?) as cash on hand for true emergencies and put the rest into wherever you feel most comfortable keeping it. Insured, guaranteed interest return, whatever.
 
Coming from a house that has seen how quickly the state or feds can freeze, repo, etc all your stuff...that's why I choose to keep 6 months available in under 10 seconds. Again, not planning on ever having a problem, but if for some reason someone thinks I'm embezzling from a billion dollar company and guys in black suits show up at my door...I want to make sure everyone in my house is still good to go. Paranoia, maybe...little crazy, probably. But again, it's what I'm comfortable with and have plenty of other things making me money.
 
UTfball68 said:
Coming from a house that has seen how quickly the state or feds can freeze, repo, etc all your stuff...that's why I choose to keep 6 months available in under 10 seconds. Again, not planning on ever having a problem, but if for some reason someone thinks I'm embezzling from a billion dollar company and guys in black suits show up at my door...I want to make sure everyone in my house is still good to go. Paranoia, maybe...little crazy, probably. But again, it's what I'm comfortable with and have plenty of other things making me money.
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Cool...what was the address of the new place again?
:flipoff2:

Btw your not alone there ;)
 
strange1 said:
A bit off topic, but it does help show that deal may not always be a deal.

A few years ago, when Murphys gas first came to town, everyone interested in saving money switched to their gas because it is always a few pennies cheaper. My dad started complaining about the fuel mileage of my moms sentra, saying it had dropped 8+ mpg's and lost power since he switched to Murphys gas. I thought (and told him) that he was crazy and that the car was just old and needed a serious tune up. Last fall I bought a civic with the average fuel economy displayed on the dash all the time. For the first few months I watched the average mpg steadily drop until it got down around 37mpg. Then I stopped buying gas at Murphys. Over the last few months it has steadily increased to 38.9mpg (39 on my week to drive in the carpool). I hope you have better luck with their fuel than I have, and I hope the discounts you are getting are enough to offset the poor economy and whatever else it may be doing to your engine.
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I Have heard that mentioned, but perhaps it depends on the vehicle. I too, track every tank. My truck, which is basically my tow rig, always averages the same, empty or towing. My DD, 95 Toyota Celica, gets 33-35 mpg, every tank, on the cheapest gas at Any station,that's not more than 5 miles out of my way. The only difference, I've seen, is I tend to get 35mpg, on Summer gas, & AC, verses 33/34,on Winter gas, & no AC. I've bought from Independent's, BP, Shell, ect, they all average the same, for me.
 
Winter gas has more ethanol in it, therefore less energy per gallon and fewer miles on a tank.
 
Ron said:
Cool...what was the address of the new place again?
:flipoff2:

Btw your not alone there ;)
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You might prefer the same value of 50-60-70's NOS Ford parts I just have sitting in the garage. The chick knows she could liquidate that too if she ever needed...piece of tape of the box of what I paid and market value.
 
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