Saving vs. Investing Day‑0: What Job Should Each Dollar Do?
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- Every dollar should have a job: safety (saving) or growth (investing).
- Use checking for today, savings for soon, and investing for later.
- Short timelines usually favor safety; longer timelines can tolerate more investment risk.
- Avoid investing money you might need soon; avoid holding all long‑horizon money in low‑yield cash.
- Ask purpose, timeline, and impact-of-loss to decide each dollar’s bucket.
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