It is 11 p.m. on a Tuesday, and your car makes a sound it has never made before. The mechanic's estimate the next morning: $850. Or the furnace quits in February. Or your hours get cut and the next paycheque comes up $600 short. Here is the question that decides what happens next: do you have $1,000 you can reach without borrowing? For a huge number of Canadians, the honest … [Read more...] about The $1,000 Starter Emergency Fund: Your First Safety Net

