Rebuild your emergency fund after a setback: test your skills
Using the fund is what it is for. Rebuilding it fast is what keeps the next surprise from becoming debt. Answer each question to see the explanation; your score appears at the end.
This test checks that you can
- Prioritise rebuilding after a withdrawal
- Use windfalls and paused goals to refill
- Balance refilling with emergency debt
- Practice
1. After using the fund for a real emergency you should…
- Practice
2. What should keep going while refilling?
- Practice
3. Best use of a tax refund while refilling?
- Key idea
4. Which statement best explains "Using it is success"?
- Key idea
5. Which statement best explains "Empty is the risk"?
- Key idea
6. Which statement best explains "Temporary, with an end date"?
- Action plan
7. In the action plan, which step comes first?
- Mistake to avoid
8. Which of these is a mistake this lesson warns against?
- Mistake to avoid
9. Which of these is a mistake this lesson warns against?
The gap is $2,000. You can add $250 a month and expect a $500 bonus in month 3. How many months to refill?
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6 months
Without the bonus: 6 × $250 = $1,500 + $500 bonus = $2,000 at month 6.
If you have used your fund, write the gap to target and how many months your current transfers need to close it.
More tests in this bootcamp
- Size your emergency fund for real life
- Is it an emergency? Decide before you spend
- Find room in your budget for an emergency fund
- Give your cash three jobs: spending, buffer and emergencies
- Compare high-yield savings beyond the headline rate
- Rebuild your emergency fund after a setback
- See what inflation does to your cash savings
- Final exam: Emergency fund and savings