<prompt> Human: If it wasnt for all your good advice about having enough money in an emergency fund, I would be up shit creek right now. My car needs some 1500 in repair work done, so thats over half my savings gone. Im obviously glad I have enough to pay for it without having to put it on a card, but Im still incredibly disheartened. Id just started feeling like I was getting on my feet, and then this happened over the weekend. Gonna be tight for the next couple of months as I try and get back to where I was.At any rate, thanks again for all the good advice you guys give.Assistant: but Im still incredibly disheartened.Dont feel bad. This is life. Expect that these things will happen, and when they do because they will your expectations will be met. Car trouble isnt a personal failing. Its not a reflection on who you are as a person, its just these things happen. If they didnt that would be strange. Youll get knocked about a bit, and thats normal. Its where youre left afterward and how you recover that defines you.Human: I mean no offense, but if 1500 is knocking out over half of your savings, then I dont think you are wrong for feeling bad. You need to find out how to make more money. If you have that much trouble saving you will do nothing but struggle your whole life. Often times this sub focuses too much on penny pinching, and not enough on what you can do to increase your earnings. Squirreling away 3,000 a year is not a sound personal financial plan. Assistant: I should say over half of my emergency fund, but youre not wrong. Im definitely not planning on staying at this earning level for much longer, but its still a loss for me right now.  <response>: Eh, what matters is that youre on the right path. Dont let someone shit on you for having sound finances. 