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To: Black Birch

If I may

Keeping 3 to 6 moths of cash might have been a good idea a few years back (we tell folks 2 months) given the loss of value of the dollar.

Getting out of debt - or better yet, never geting into the hole in the first place, is likely the best “investment’ most folks can make.

OTOH, personal finance is just that. When we busted a gut to be debt free in 1980, it was hard. We have stayed that way ever since with the exception of a home purchase. Even that was paid off in 14 years.

Now, we pay cash, save for major purchaces and use the credit card to get airline miles (we live in AK) to use on visits.

The lack of worry, of course, is priceless.

I am very fortunate to have a wife with the same mindset - we will do without rather than go into debt.


36 posted on 01/03/2010 11:23:46 AM PST by ASOC (In case of attack, tune to 640 kilocycles or 1240 kilocycles on your AM dial.)
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To: ASOC
Keeping 3 to 6 moths of cash might have been a good idea a few years back (we tell folks 2 months) given the loss of value of the dollar

Most people aren't sophisticated enough to hedge against the dollar. At this point, inflation is rather tame. If it heats up, one can always do something about then.

38 posted on 01/03/2010 2:01:02 PM PST by EVO X
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