Building a modest emergency fund can provide financial security and peace of mind. This brief describes the current lack of emergency savings in Wisconsin and strategies for building savings going forward.
| Issue Brief: Emergency Savings: New Approaches to Save for a Rainy Day. | mp3 file*: Emergency Savings: New Approaches to Save for a Rainy Day (conversation on 3/17/2014) |
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Additional Resources
America Saves – Saving for Emergencies
Emergency Savings (Center for Financial Security and Charles Stewart Mott Foundation).
SaveUSA: New York City
Financial DiariesFINRA Financial Capability Survey
Online Budgeting Tool
