dependents

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For many workers — such as single-earners, people whose jobs are not stable or those who support dependents — the standard emergency fund should cover six months of basic expenses, financial planners told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Close to 2,000 Filipino workers and their dependents were flown back to Manila as of 23 March, according to the government.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“I’ve noticed an odd trend of single women with no dependents buying life insurance — it’s often a total scam,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

That followed an earlier move this week to evacuate dependents in the embassy in Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

At the end of September, Lemos found the burden of caring for all of these dependents overwhelming, and, reluctantly and tearfully, she placed four of her children in the nearby Half-Orphan Asylum.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy