<prompt> Human: Im a rising junior in college and I am fortunate enough to attend a school that provides a full scholarship for tuition, fees, and room and board. Ill be living in an apartment style dorm this year, so my financial aid is refunding me approx. 900 per quarter to spend on food in lieu of buying a meal plan.During the school year I work 15-20 hrsweek in order to build savings and have some money for textbooks, other necessities, and fun. Ive started contributing to a Roth IRA and I hope to max it out this year. Right now I have about 2000 in savings my emergency fund and 4000 in the Roth.So my question is this: how much would you recommend I keep in the emergency fund? All the sites Ive read suggest 3-6 months of living expenses but I dont really have any regular expenses other than food that I couldnt reduce or eliminate in case of an emergency. So Ive been keeping 2000 as a cushion, is that too low? Should I be prioritizing growing my savings rather than my Roth?  <response>: 2000 seems fine if not too high in a situation like this. As long as you know your bills are covered through scholarship. 