<prompt> Human: I am currently 23 years old. I make 67kyr and have no debt. I want to get into real estate investing but want to establish an emergency account of 7-8k in case I lose my job or have any huge unforeseen bills before I start investing. Right now my account is sitting around 5k but I am earning .01 in a Wells Fargo savings account. Is there a better place I can put this money to earn a little more interest? I would want it to be liquid enough to where I could get my money in 1-2 weeks if I needed it. I usually keep around 1500 in my checking for extremely urgent emergencies. Any ideas on a account or investment that would fit my needs? Or should I just accept the inflation hit and leave it all as cash in a savings with no interest.  <response>: An emergency fund should really be as liquid as possible. 1 to 2 weeks may not be enough time for an emergency, especially if something major blows through your 1500 and youre left waiting for the stock market to open on Monday. You could try looking for a better savings account with higher interest maybe credit union or similar, but you dont really want to be investing the money thats supposed to be your easily-accessable backup 