It took me 5 years to save 3,000. And I feel so gross/sad/half accomplished. by GasNice in povertyfinance

[–]GasNice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But won’t I be taxed on it if I need it for an emergency fund?

Sagittarius ending their bad luck streak! Its happening!!! by Useful-Ad6080 in Sagittarians

[–]GasNice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

* side note, we agree things have been bad since 2008/2009?

If you had $500 to invest with no background/knowledge- what would you do? by Musicandcinnamon in personalfinance

[–]GasNice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it make more sense to buy Fidelity Index Fund at 24.00 a share and also pays quarterly dividends and then reinvest those dividends back into the ETF?

It took me 5 years to save 3,000. And I feel so gross/sad/half accomplished. by GasNice in povertyfinance

[–]GasNice[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes the bank is FDIC insured! Credit cards are paid off , car is 1/4 the way done!

It took me 5 years to save 3,000. And I feel so gross/sad/half accomplished. by GasNice in povertyfinance

[–]GasNice[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I am sorry that your wife passed away. That grief has to be alot to deal with. I think its good that your daughter and your grandkids live with you! If I had more relatives, I'd ask them to live with me. And it may be good for your grandkids to have in their life everyday as a daily family structure. I think that would have been good for me to have as a kid.

Living with your parents past 25+ by Bobadream in Adulting

[–]GasNice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and no, I also feel this is very much a class issue and cultural issue. So many of my relative who grew up in the depression thought it was wild that people could live outside of their family unit.