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Financial Magic.
It’s not hocus pocus.
Making progress in the financial arena can be exciting. Headway is important when we set goals; it is so rewarding and keeps us moving. What is great about monetary goals is that it is super easy to see the progress you are making because the banks do the tracking for you.
I started an emergency fund lately. With all the financial problems we are having, courtesy of the Covid-19 pandemic, I wanted to have funds available to use in a financial emergency. I set up a separate bank account with twenty-four-hour electronic access that can be converted to cash, the crispy stuff, with a trip to my local banking machine. Assuming the machines don’t run out of money (and they actually might if things in our economy get really bad), I am good to go.
I get excited about things, little things, that others just don’t understand — and I am ok with that. I have been reading and thinking about emergency funds for a while now and I finally took action to put one together. To have that bit of security, to have an account named “Emergency Fund” when I look at my balances on my banking app, gives me some level of comfort in these uncertain times. Feasting my eyes on that little fund produces an electrostatic sort of feeling in my gut; it’s so cool!
