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Week 7 worksheet

Emergency Funds and Short-Term Savings — worksheet

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Emergency Fund Plan

FieldMy answer
Starter target
Where it will live (account + institution)
Is that institution FDIC- or NCUA-insured? (verified, not assumed)
Automatic transfer (amount + how often)
Goal date

Sinking Fund Planner

For each known irregular expense, divide the total by the number of months until it’s due to find the monthly set-aside.

Sinking fundTarget amountDate neededMonthly save

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