This Should Be Your No. 1 Financial Priority — No Matter What

The Motley Fool
Nov 1 · 3 min read

We all have financial objectives that are high on our “must do” list. For some people, that means getting out of credit card debt. For others, it means shedding their student loans for good. But no matter how old you are, how much money you earn, or what your assets look like, there’s one money move that should take priority over all others: building an emergency fund.

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