Comments on: The time equivalent of an emergency fund https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/ Writer, Author, Speaker Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Friday Selection Box: 15th September 2023 - Alchemy Research & Consultancy https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-477679 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:54:44 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-477679 […] The time equivalent of an emergency fund […]

]]> By: Why We Don't Perform at Our Best and How to Change That - Day and Night News https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-63751 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 20:18:35 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-63751 […] to the parallels between the 2. “I not too long ago wrote a weblog submit in regards to the ‘time equivalent of an emergency fund’—how we will take into consideration leaving a while open so when emergencies come up, […]

]]> By: Why We Don’t Perform at Our Best and How to Change That – Health Buzz News https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-63738 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:22:14 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-63738 […] management, because of the parallels between the two. “I recently wrote a blog post about the ‘time equivalent of an emergency fund’—how we can think about leaving some time open so when emergencies come up, there’s a […]

]]> By: Why We Don’t Perform at Our Best and How to Change That – Psychology Facts https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-63702 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:41:34 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-63702 […] management, because of the parallels between the two. “I recently wrote a blog post about the ‘time equivalent of an emergency fund’—how we can think about leaving some time open so when emergencies come up, there’s a […]

]]> By: Nicole Miller https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-58038 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:19:12 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-58038 I love this idea! As a teacher, I bank a lot of time during summer. Like I will bake a class-size batch of muffins for that day when snack day is during a busy week.

]]> By: Elizabeth B. https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-56993 Sat, 09 Feb 2019 04:07:11 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-56993 I also think about allocating some vacation days every year for family emergencies. If you can roll over vacation time, then this is like both a time bank and emergency fund. If our family has an emergency (medical or otherwise), then I know I have time and a paycheck available to cover at least some of it. And if I don’t need to use that time in one year, it can be rolled over as a time bank for the next year for emergencies or a longer vacation! This can be a really useful strategy if you or a family member has a chronic medical condition.

]]> By: Maggie https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-56289 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:24:46 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-56289 The problem for me is if I leave open space, I often won’t do what needs to be done but just pass the time with something mindless. Like if I leave an evening per night open, instead of going to the gym (which I didn’t have time to earlier in the week), I get lost in laundry or Instagram.

]]> By: Leanne https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-56129 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:56:43 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-56129 This is a great concept. The opposite should also apply– a list of things to do when you suddenly have time on your hands. For example, last week our schools had a snow day, two 2-hour delays and an early dismissal. I ended up spending a lot more time at home than at work, and I wish I’d prepared some activities for the kids and for me. We could have reorganized a bedroom or two if I’d had the materials, or go the opposite way and do a house-wide scavenger hunt just for fun! I know that snow days happen, yet I don’t plan for them, because their timing is unpredictable.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-55920 Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:57:59 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-55920 In reply to Elizabeth.

@Elizabeth – I’m working on it! Maybe coming in the next week or so…

]]> By: Elizabeth https://lauravanderkam.com/2019/01/the-time-equivalent-of-an-emergency-fund/#comment-55906 Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:53:11 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17113#comment-55906 In reply to Laura Vanderkam.

I would be super interested in this. Everyone has busy times. It would be a good list for Oct/beginning of Nov time before the known busyness of the holidays.

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