<prompt> Human: I am working on growing our emergency fund to cover 6 months of expenses. Were doing well and Ive always wanted to set aside just 1 of our income for charity to start when we started to get ahead of things. In the past weve used all additional funds to pay down debt. My question is whether or not I should continue to set aside that 1 for charitable giving while growing the emergency fund, or should all available dollars go towards the emergency fund until it hits the magic number and THEN I should start donating. Thanks!  <response>: Make sure your position is stable before donating. You can also donate time until then. 