emergency funds

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It calls for allocating 50% of your income to needs, such as housing; 30% to wants, like vacations and streaming services; and 20% to savings and debt repayment, including retirement contributions and emergency funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Lawmakers from both parties say the Pentagon could soon seek emergency funds to replenish weapons stockpiles and sustain the campaign.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Instead of going through the usual regulatory process, residents using federal emergency funds to rebuild would have to certify compliance with local standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

When three of them were murdered, Belafonte personally delivered emergency funds to local civil-rights organizers and volunteers, carrying the cash in a doctor’s bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

I had never heard that canister mentioned by Mother Spurlock and I don't know how I knew that out of it came the emergency funds for many a crisis in the Settlement.

From The Heart's Kingdom by Daviess, Maria Thompson