3360: How to Build a Starter Emergency Fund in 30 Days or Less by Jackie Beck on Financial Security

2025-11-21

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3360: Jackie Beck offers a simple, empowering 30-day plan to kickstart your emergency savings, breaking down a goal that often feels overwhelming into small, daily steps. With a focus on creating realistic habits and tracking actual spending, she shows how anyone can begin to build financial security, even on a tight budget. Read along with the original...

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.

Episode 3360:

Jackie Beck offers a simple, empowering 30-day plan to kickstart your emergency savings, breaking down a goal that often feels overwhelming into small, daily steps. With a focus on creating realistic habits and tracking actual spending, she shows how anyone can begin to build financial security, even on a tight budget.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.jackiebeck.com/how-to-build-a-starter-emergency-fund-in-30-days-or-less/

Quotes to ponder:

"Any amount is more than you had before. It’s something that will insulate you from an emergency that much more than nothing."

"Save FIRST and always instead, and then you’ll have it done."

"Make saving for emergencies a habit, and keep at it until you reach whatever larger goal feels comfortable to you."

Episode references:

Capital One 360 Savings Account: https://www.capitalone.com/bank/savings-accounts/online-performance-savings-account/

Bankrate Emergency Savings Survey: https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/emergency-savings-report/

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