Hit $15,000 in savings and it felt wrong

I've been so focused on paying off my credit cards that when I finally hit $15k in my emergency fund last week, it actually made me nervous instead of happy. Has anyone else felt weird about saving after years of being in debt?

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kelly.keith10d ago

Nervous about having $15k? That seems like a weird thing to get worked up about. You spent all that time digging out of credit card debt and now you're worried because you actually have money sitting there? That's just the old habits talking. The whole point of an emergency fund is so you don't have to load up the cards again when something breaks. What's the worst that happens, you have a cushion and life gets a little easier?

barnes.shane9d ago

@kelly.keith I just told myself it's the same money I used to owe the bank, now it's just mine instead.