How to get Your Emergency Fund Fast
$2,000 is typically how much people recommend you have for an emergency fund.
This is your basic one, not a full one.
The idea is it will help you out of a jam so you don’t put whatever emergency it is on your credit card or end up in a financial mess.
Once you have that, you need to clear debt then build a bigger emergency fund.
Here is how you can quickly get $2,000 to put in your emergency fund.
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1. Sell Things – $2,000+
Whether it is items you have laying around your home, selling things for a commission or fee for others or buying things to resell, you can easily make $2,000 quickly.
How much you make will depend on what you are selling, the condition it is in and where you are.
Facebook Marketplace, buy/sell/swap groups and niche selling groups are free to list in and usually the easiest.
Read how to make over $10,000 a month buying things to resell for more on how we do it.
2. Medical Trial – $2,000+
They aren’t for everyone but numerous medical trials pay over $2,000 and are fairly easy to do.
Some do not even require you to take any medication.
In Australia, it is fairly well regulated. The centres doing the medical trials are positioned next to and working with a hospital.
It is trained doctors and nurses doing most of it along with medical students.
Read how to get paid to do medical/clinical trials for our experience and tips.
3. Offer A Service
Different services have different hourly rates so how much you make will vary depending on what you do and how many hours you can dedicate to it.
Options include being a virtual assistant, freelance writing, transcribing, editing, voiceover work, cleaning, ironing, yard work etc. The list goes on and on.
4. Do a Financial Review
A full review of all your expenses, everywhere you are spending money and comparing services can save you thousands.
For example, compare all your insurances instead of simply renewing them. This alone saves most readers a few hundred dollars.
Are you getting the best rate on electricity, water, gas, phone, internet etc? Check everything and place all the savings into your savings account.
5. Rent Out A Room
Having a boarder can see you get $2,000 relatively quickly. We’ve rented out rooms to a boarder for $200 to $250 a week. So in 8 to 10 weeks would have the $2,000.
What would you do to get $2,000 quickly?
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