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Dumb to keep 20k in savings? Should I just buy a bunch of bonds?

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Vibrant Narrow-minded Macaca Pisswyrm
  06/30/25
Put it in T bills or AAA clo etfs.
Geriatric genital piercing
  06/30/25
what's aaa clo etf
Vibrant Narrow-minded Macaca Pisswyrm
  06/30/25
JAAA
Bright Internet-worthy Theater Stage Ladyboy
  06/30/25
Collateralized loan obligations i.e. a pool of floating rate...
Geriatric genital piercing
  06/30/25
You should always have 20k in savings minimum. I wouldn't in...
kink-friendly hyperactive shitlib
  06/30/25
What lmao
Sable federal church telephone
  06/30/25
Same
zombie-like space clown
  06/30/25
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shivering pearly bawdyhouse keepsake machete
  06/30/25
...
shivering pearly bawdyhouse keepsake machete
  06/30/25
put it in SGOV or BIL, you can freely "withdraw" w...
Titillating sanctuary
  06/30/25
Lmao XOers are boomers. They don’t get it. Cash lmao r...
Sable federal church telephone
  06/30/25
i tried to explain this to my mom and she wouldn't have it. ...
Titillating sanctuary
  06/30/25
I like and use SGOV, but to be clear it still doesn’t ...
big box office incel
  06/30/25
Unless you do a lot of business in cash what does it matter?...
Geriatric genital piercing
  06/30/25
It’s bitten me once or twice when I wanted to buy stoc...
big box office incel
  06/30/25
Your brokerage doesn't give you instant trading credit on sa...
Geriatric genital piercing
  06/30/25
I guess not. I use Fidelity. I end up keeping a little ca...
big box office incel
  06/30/25
You can toggle some setting in your fidelity acct to put uni...
Bright Internet-worthy Theater Stage Ladyboy
  06/30/25
That’s what I’m talking about in my second parag...
big box office incel
  06/30/25
my bank account balance is usually under $15. all cash goes ...
Unhinged frozen brunch
  06/30/25
?????? You don't have random auto pay stuff coming out of ur...
Stimulating Tanning Salon
  06/30/25
What’s your monthly spend? I’d have at least 4x ...
Medicated boistinker
  06/30/25
That seems like a totally reasonable amount for an upper mid...
Useless Talented Center
  06/30/25
my savings is in QQQ.
motley address
  06/30/25
QQQM is pareto superior unless you write a ton of covered ca...
razzle-dazzle theater rigpig
  06/30/25
How much interest are you earning on it and what are your mo...
Mint fragrant stag film
  06/30/25
what interest does it get? if its over 3% its fine.
Rambunctious boiling water
  06/30/25
no. what is it costing you to have $20K instead of $10K? a f...
bistre skinny woman idea he suggested
  06/30/25
SGOV is the way to go, had a fight with my wife on this as s...
razzle-dazzle theater rigpig
  06/30/25
I have 80K in a checking account (0.01% interest), 45K in a ...
Charismatic Bonkers Stage
  06/30/25
seems nigger as fuck when you have SGOV paying out the ass, ...
razzle-dazzle theater rigpig
  06/30/25
real retarded
Massive cruel-hearted travel guidebook potus
  06/30/25
Fine if you hate free money I guess. This is prob costing yo...
big box office incel
  07/01/25


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Date: June 30th, 2025 9:16 AM
Author: Vibrant Narrow-minded Macaca Pisswyrm



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49059934)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 9:17 AM
Author: Geriatric genital piercing

Put it in T bills or AAA clo etfs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49059937)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Vibrant Narrow-minded Macaca Pisswyrm

what's aaa clo etf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060017)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: Bright Internet-worthy Theater Stage Ladyboy

JAAA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060026)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:04 AM
Author: Geriatric genital piercing

Collateralized loan obligations i.e. a pool of floating rate junk business loans that is tranched, with the AAA tranche being the least risky. Some examples are JAAA or ICLO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060038)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: kink-friendly hyperactive shitlib

You should always have 20k in savings minimum. I wouldn't invest anything until I had 50k in the bank for example.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060022)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Sable federal church telephone

What lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060077)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:22 AM
Author: zombie-like space clown

Same

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060080)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:48 AM
Author: shivering pearly bawdyhouse keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060178)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:48 AM
Author: shivering pearly bawdyhouse keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060177)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:50 AM
Author: Titillating sanctuary

put it in SGOV or BIL, you can freely "withdraw" whenever you want and you're getting 4%. savings accounts are retarded.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060184)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:53 AM
Author: Sable federal church telephone

Lmao XOers are boomers. They don’t get it. Cash lmao right now you can throw it in stock and withdraw whenever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060195)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:06 AM
Author: Titillating sanctuary

i tried to explain this to my mom and she wouldn't have it. she put $500k in a callable CD at her bank. i also explained to her that brokerage accounts are insured up to $500k, while her bank was $250k. so fucking stupid.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060237)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: big box office incel

I like and use SGOV, but to be clear it still doesn’t have the exact same liquidity as cash. You have to sell it and wait for a settlement period in some brokerages, so you might have to wait a business day or two to get your money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060257)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:17 AM
Author: Geriatric genital piercing

Unless you do a lot of business in cash what does it matter? You can put most sudden expenses on credit cards.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060295)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:49 AM
Author: big box office incel

It’s bitten me once or twice when I wanted to buy stock after a big drop (like in early April) and all my “dry powder” is in SGOV

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060371)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:50 AM
Author: Geriatric genital piercing

Your brokerage doesn't give you instant trading credit on sales? Also settlement is now T+1.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060372)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:59 AM
Author: big box office incel

I guess not. I use Fidelity.

I end up keeping a little cash in my money market, which also has a great yield. The downside of the MM is that the interest is not exempt from state tax. My state requires a certain minimum percentage of US treasuries for the interest to be tax exempt and none of Fidelity’s core positions for MM meet the threshold.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060385)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 12:07 PM
Author: Bright Internet-worthy Theater Stage Ladyboy

You can toggle some setting in your fidelity acct to put uninvested cash into SPAXX but have it be immediately investible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060391)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 12:11 PM
Author: big box office incel

That’s what I’m talking about in my second paragraph.

SPAXX has good yield but US treasuries aren’t a high enough percentage of their holdings, so I still have to pay state tax on the interest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060402)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Unhinged frozen brunch

my bank account balance is usually under $15. all cash goes straight to my brokerage account

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060053)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:44 AM
Author: Stimulating Tanning Salon

?????? You don't have random auto pay stuff coming out of ur bank account? You don't periodically need to withdraw a few thousand?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060163)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:53 AM
Author: Medicated boistinker

What’s your monthly spend? I’d have at least 4x that in savings before throwing it into anything else

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060193)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:07 AM
Author: Useless Talented Center

That seems like a totally reasonable amount for an upper middle class homeowner with children and so a bunch of variable expenses.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060242)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:09 AM
Author: motley address

my savings is in QQQ.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060253)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 9:38 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle theater rigpig

QQQM is pareto superior unless you write a ton of covered calls and need that liquidity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49062037)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:12 AM
Author: Mint fragrant stag film

How much interest are you earning on it and what are your monthly expenses?

I keep 1-2 months expenses in checking earning no interest and about 4 months expenses in a "cash plus" account that is currently earning 3.65%.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060263)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:12 AM
Author: Rambunctious boiling water

what interest does it get? if its over 3% its fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060264)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:56 AM
Author: bistre skinny woman idea he suggested

no. what is it costing you to have $20K instead of $10K? a few bucks a month in interest?

i always keep a cushion of cash i can use on a few minutes notice at 3am just in case. comes in handy once in a while.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49060378)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 9:39 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle theater rigpig

SGOV is the way to go, had a fight with my wife on this as she likes to stay heavy in cash because "markets will crash"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49062038)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 9:39 PM
Author: Charismatic Bonkers Stage

I have 80K in a checking account (0.01% interest), 45K in a savings account (0.5% interest), and 100K in a HYSA (3.65% interest).

How retarded am I?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49062040)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 10:58 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle theater rigpig

seems nigger as fuck when you have SGOV paying out the ass, and you could even sell covered calls on these fuckers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49062174)



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Date: June 30th, 2025 11:33 PM
Author: Massive cruel-hearted travel guidebook potus

real retarded

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49062221)



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Date: July 1st, 2025 12:03 AM
Author: big box office incel

Fine if you hate free money I guess. This is prob costing you $5000 per year or so.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5744554&forum_id=2#49062297)