I am by no means a trust fund kid, but I do work in technology which usually offers a higher than average salary. While I'm not making a lot of money, I am maki

I am by no means a trust fund kid, but I do work in technology which usually offers a higher than average salary. While I'm not making a lot of money, I am making a decent amount given where I live. I always try to keep up a liquid emergency fund that I'm capable of living off of for 6-8 months. I built this pretty early on by living below my means, because I feel like an emergency fund is one of the most important things you can do to set up financially (followed by paying off high interest debts, then contributing towards retirement accounts). That way if a situation like this arrives, I don't have to constantly fear what will happen to me.