As the title says I am trying to see where people stand on this. Obviously this is all personal preference. But that is what I am after.

After depleting our savings when buying our apartment 2 years ago, we’re about to cross 6 months liquid savings in just plain old savings account with ability to immediately withdraw money.

(To clarify that is 6 month assuming 0 income, which is very unlikely given the social system of our country - so realistically we have even more in savings.)

As you can imagine, the interest in this account is not great, so I want to set a limit as to when we stop dumping every spare penny into the savings account and begin doing other things (likely try to invest).

  • iamdisillusioned@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    6 months is the usual rule, but you should assess your likelihood for extended unemployment. Do you live in a states with low unemployment payout? Is your career in a niche industry? Do you live in an area with fewer jobs overall? All those factors would make me consider pushing to a year+ of liquidity.

    • alex [they, il]@jlai.lu
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      1 year ago

      OP specifically asked about EU, where we generally have unemployment benefits and at least a bit of job stability :)