They listed her income ($3,200/month after tax) and every expense. The numbers didn’t lie: she was spending $450 a month on dining out and $600 on “miscellaneous” — a category her uncle called “the black hole of finance.”
He slid the Emergency Fund jar toward her. “Before you invest a single dollar, fill this with 3–6 months of expenses. That’s your shock absorber. No jar gets touched until this one is heavy.”
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Two years ago, she’d graduated with honors. Now, she was hiding from collection calls.
Maya smiled. She grabbed a marker and six empty coffee cups from the break room.
Maya felt a chill. Time is the only thing you can’t buy back.