{"id":9137,"date":"2023-08-06T08:44:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T08:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/personal-finance\/savings\/money-hacks-are-you-saving-for-the-unexpected-expense\/"},"modified":"2023-08-06T08:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T08:44:59","slug":"money-hacks-are-you-saving-for-the-unexpected-expense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=9137","title":{"rendered":"MONEY HACKS: Are You Saving for the Unexpected Expense?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"hs_cos_wrapper_post_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span face=\"tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This month has truly been filled with unexpected events. It was the first time in March Madness history a 16 rank team bet a number 1 ranked team (busted my bracket) and we welcomed Spring with the biggest east coast snow storm of the year. Other unexpected things like a flat tire, medical expenses, or losing your job can impact your wallet at any time.\u00a0<!--more--><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; background-color: transparent;\">Did you know only <\/span>39% of Americans<span style=\"font-size: 1rem; background-color: transparent;\"> said they could pay a $1,000 emergency expense? In the video below, we&#8217;re helping to ensure that every day is focusing on today, tomorrow and your long-term financial future. We encourage anyone that&#8217;s ready to get started to check out our blog on budgeting and emergency savings. Also, don&#8217;t forget to email us your questions. This series is made from calls and questions we get all the time from employees, investors, savers, and people just planning for their future,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1rem;\">so in if you have a question you&#8217;d like answered<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span>email<span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 1rem;\">us.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Money Hacks Episode 007: Are You Saving for the Unexpected Expense?\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ADUNb9kCp78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1&status=0\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/moneynav.com\/blog\/-saving-unexpected-expense?hsLang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month has truly been filled with unexpected events. 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