Beyond the Rainy Day Fund: How to Prepare for Financial Emergencies in Chosen Family Structures

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The conventional advice for each nuclear family to save 6 months worth of expenses in case of an emergency just isn’t accessible for most of us. Rather than keep our financial lives separate and secret, let’s talk about ways we can use our financial and non-financial tools to support each other through difficult life events like job loss, health bills, car accidents, evacuations, and more!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Decide how much money you want to keep in your own rainy day fund, and where to keep it
Make a list of what resources and skills you can offer to people in your community; and the people and organizations around you that you could ask for specific types of support
Create your own flowchart that helps you make difficult decisions when you are experiencing a financial emergency

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River Nice knows that money is stressful, emotional, deeply personal, and always political. Capitalism can leave us confused, traumatized, and struggling to manage our own money. But avoiding money doesn’t make anything easier for individuals or for communities. That’s why River teaches financial literacy in a way that helps you create more stability for yourself, and share that stability with eachother. Money can be used for collective good rather than individual hoarding – we just have to be willing to engage with it and get creative! Find out more at www.BeIntentionalFinancial.com, or @FinanceWithRiver on Instagram.

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