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Should Your Emergency Fund Cover a Pet Injury
Lucas and Luna explore whether an emergency fund should cover a pet emergency, using the example of a dog's ACL surgery costing $4,000 to $7,000. They discuss the concept of 'pet financial triage' — how to decide when to dip into savings versus when to use credit or insurance. Lucas shares a story of a listener whose cat needed emergency surgery after swallowing a hair tie, and they break down the math: if you have a $10,000 emergency fund, a $5,000 vet bill is exactly what it's for. But what if the pet is elderly or the prognosis is poor? They also touch on pet insurance…
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