<prompt> Human: Hi all,This is a general question of what youre actually willing to spend your emergency fund on. Yes, obviously emergencies. But what do you feel is an emergency, and what is not?Is a plane ride to a funeral an emergency? Is a broken toilet an emergency if you have other working toilets in the house? Is the engine light is on, but the car still runs an emergency? If a leak warps your floor but its still usable as a floor, is that an emergency?These are just some hypotheticals Im throwing out there to open the discussion. Assumping that your ONLY options are to dive into the emergency fund or wait a few paychecks until you can afford it...where do you draw the line on what constitutes an emergency?  <response>: For me, an emergency is anything that requires immediate corrective measures or to prevent further costly damage. Sometimes, family emergencies also count as you cant really put a value on some emotional situations, like the death of a loved one.In almost all your examples, they constitute clear emergencies because neglect can lead to much more expensive repairs later. 