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1750 my man. It works.

Can't argue with that. I think it's a goldilocks number.

1750 would be plenty while the kids are in the house (my current 1200 isn't), but isn't so insanely large that it's "too big" when they move on. 

Dumb and dumber.

I remember driving through the Georgia hinterland on a work trip at one of my first jobs in the very early 2010s. I found a finance show on the radio, maybe Dave Ramsey or someone else.

It was just person in their 40s after person in their 40s explaining that they had close to or more than five figures in credit card debt and then asking for investment advice. The answer was always to take the cash you have and cut into that debt as much as possible. And a terrible number were like “but I really like having that rainy day fund.”

it was … irksome.

I remember driving through the Georgia hinterland on a work trip at one of my first jobs in the very early 2010s. I found a finance show on the radio, maybe Dave Ramsey or someone else.

It was just person in their 40s after person in their 40s explaining that they had close to or more than five figures in credit card debt and then asking for investment advice. The answer was always to take the cash you have and cut into that debt as much as possible. And a terrible number were like “but I really like having that rainy day fund.”

it was … irksome.

A credit card can act as a rainy-day fund too. Lower interest the better obviously. I'd rather have no debt and not a lot in my checkbook than have money making 1% while paying 20%. 

Live within your means.

Tell that to Washington