Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Fasten your financial seat belts
View Single Post
 
Old 02-13-2025, 08:26 AM
oneclickplus's Avatar
oneclickplus oneclickplus is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 424
Thanks: 16
Thanked 749 Times in 277 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by skarra View Post
Hopefully we all have a backup plan for falling equities including a cash cushion - if not I'd suggest getting this setup asap.
Enough cash (not cash equivalent) on hand to pay all bills for 6-12 months is not unreasonable. When the waste hits the proverbial rotating blades, one may not be able to sell (anything) in order to raise cash / buy food, etc. I personally recommend some long-term food storage.