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I’m So Conflicted

February 20, 2009 · By Sandy Smith

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Question - I'm So ConflictedRemember how I planned to spend my tax return money? If you don’t read that entry. Anyway so I followed the plan and I reduced my debt while saving $3,000 for emergencies. That should cover about 1.5 months of expenses. Experts say that you need a minimum of 6 months with 8-12 months being ideal in this economy. But I digress. I am pretty conflicted over what I should do.

Should I save this 3K sitting in the bank earning pennies of interest in case of a rainy day or should I use some of that money to pay down my debts? I could pay off the personal loan and reduce the balance of my car note by half but I would have nothing to fall back on. My palms are itching to at least pay off the personal loan but I would reduce my savings by a half-month of expenses. I don’t know what to do. Any thoughts anyone? Reply or email me cheapskate{at}yesiamcheap{DOT}com. I have to write it that way so that spambots don’t get me.

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Sandy Smith

I started this blog years ago as a way of keeping myself accountable to my own debt reduction plans. Now I'm using this site to help others get out of debt, and learn about personal finance so that they can live their best lives.

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