<prompt> Human: Our clothes dryer pitched its final death fit yesterday and I spent 400 bucks from the family emergency fund on a nice clearance Maytag dryer at HomeD. The real beauty of the situation: because the money was in the emergency fund, the dead dryer didnt feel like an emergency. Sure, I didnt want to spend the money. But there was no emotional rush from the situation. No worry about where the money would come from, what would have to be sacrificed to pay for it, what the interest would eventually total up to. The money was there, the emergency fund is 400 bucks lighter, but emergency was avoided.TLDR: Dead dryer reminded me that an emergency fund doesnt help you cope with emergencies. It help you avoid them.  <response>: Thank you for giving me some perspective. I am about to head over to my body shop and drop 400 on my car. I was really mad about having to spend all that money, but youre totally right. Ive got the fund and thats what its there for. No real anxiety necessary. 