€3000 a month? Where do you live? Or do you talk about a 4 people family? In a family you also have two incomes, pay less taxes, and actually don't have a 2x in

€3000 a month? Where do you live? Or do you talk about a 4 people family? In a family you also have two incomes, pay less taxes, and actually don't have a 2x increase in costs, since many costs can be shared. On €1500 you can live quite well in most of Europe. And getting a 6-month safety package shouldn't take more than two years to save up.