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Emergency Fund

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By Katherine BodgerPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
Emergency Fund
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Because he travelled, Dad made sure I knew a three thousand dollar emergency fund was in a box under his bed.

Part of me knew he wouldn’t return from his latest trip, and his fatal stroke guaranteed it. Staring at the twenty thousand dollars I found in the fund, I wondered if he knew it too.

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Katherine Bodger

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