On this episode of the Personal Finance Podcast,

we're going to talk about how you can stack some cash for your emergency fund

and how you can still drink Fiji water, even when you lose your job. What is up everybody and welcome to the personal finance podcast? I'm your host Andrew

founder of Dollar After Dollar.com and today

we're going to give you the ultimate guide to saving for your emergency fund because

the emergency fund is one of the most important things that you can do

financially to protect yourself. The reason being is that life's going to happen and

it's not a matter of if you're going to need your emergency fund but it is a matter of when you're going to need your emergency fund.

And when everything hits the fan you're going to need to be ready financially because having this cash cushion is not about restriction,

it's about having freedom and peace of mind.

And you just want to remove that burden from your brain

to be able to make good decisions financially,

no matter of circumstances. you can prepare for any

storm that's ahead of you and what a lot of people do is they lie to themselves and say

that they're going to have the funds ready if something comes up, but they don't actively pursue saving

up cash to be able to save for those storms that are ahead.

But if you put a bulletproof emergency fund together, the emergency fund will allow you to take on any headwind that comes your way.

Lose your job, no big deal.

You have the cash to keep you afloat until you find another one.

If your car engine fries on the highway,

you'll have cash to pay right away the mechanic.

If your water heater goes out, you're going to have a new one the next day, because you're going to

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