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backslash one thing. Well, today we're going to be continuing our mini series on money

tips that save my marriage. We're going to be talking about tip number two today, which is

having an emergency fund. So Dr. Kim, before we even get started, what is an emergency fund? And why do we need it?

I think my definition probably is pretty much what Dave Ramsey says, and that you have some

money set aside. So when something comes up, unexpected, you've got the money to pay for it,

and you don't have to go to a credit card, or you don't have to borrow money from someone or a bank.

You've got the money

to pay for it. And, you know, because things are going to happen. I mean, we had a period last year.

We had a sewer line go out and we had an air conditioner go out. And if we hadn't had plans where we

could take care of those things, it would have been crazy. You know, how do you do that?

So, and that, that stretch is pretty big at those times because they were both big things.

But the thing is, just have that money there.

So you just, when something happens, you're able to take care of it.

Yeah, absolutely.

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