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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can do this for a very long time without dipping into retirement because my house is paid off.  We can live a very minimal life for a very long time.[/quote]

Same here. I am GS12 and work in the hospital, so I am an essential employee who has to come to work. I don't spend like the rest of society, no restaurants/fancy vacations, clothes. Our house is paid off. We have one child in an elementary school. Our cars are 10 years old. I maximize my TSP and put money in the brokerage account. I could survive without paycheck for a couple of years if we would continue to live simply [b]and not have any emergencies ( like health crisis/house repairs).[/b][i][u][/quote]

But that's the rub right there, isn't it.  Because you WILL have emergencies.  Everyone at some point will have a health crisis or a water heater burst or a car totaled.  If it hasn't happened to you yet, you've been lucky and you're due.

So we'll be fine for several months.  But it's really infuriating and stressful that our emergency fund is being used for this, rather than one of the zillions of other life emergencies that might happen.  And if one of those happens in the next few weeks... sigh.  Things will get a lot more dicey.[/quote]

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