J. Money found some depressing statistics, but has some important takeaways that you should consider.\n Episode 291: Could You Come Up with $2,000 in an Emergency by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy (Personal Finance Blogs Read to You).\n J. Money is a 6\u20191, hyperactive, rock a \u2018hawk who loves drinking beer, blaring hip-hop, talking about money, and now playing with his two adorable baby boys. He tracked his expenses for 3 months, made a budget, read some books, and stumbled into personal finance blogging and idea sharing, randomly turning BudgetsAreSexy.com into his full time \u201creal job\u201d a few short years later--14 million views later!\n The original post is located here:\xa0http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2017/03/could-you-come-up-with-2000-in-an-emergency\n Please Rate & Review the Show!\n Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com\n and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices