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Cash & equivalents

Why this page exists

What is in the bank. Which purpose each pile has.

The Balance Sheet Cash & equivalents section, with the sleeve each row serves.

This is not a second net-worth engine, not Cash Flow, and not Open Banking. Each row is a Balance Sheet account. Bank or provider is a nickname for where the money sits. At most one sleeve flag. Checking is not emergency months.

  • OperatingChecking. Spendable this week. Not emergency months.
  • SavingsExtra liquid with no sleeve. Mark it if it is EF, EDU, or LE.
  • EmergencyEF flag. Months of living on Emergency Fund. Checking is not this.
  • Kids EducationEDU flag. The education pool. Not emergency cash.
  • Life ExperienceLE flag. The memory pool. Not emergency cash.

Bank cash you can name. Add a cash account. Not a swipe register. Not advice.

Balance Sheet Cash & equivalents · add an account. Empty book is 0.00. Rows are not added on top. · Same accounts as the Balance Sheet. Rows are the cash — they are not added on top. Open Balance Sheet · Open Real estate & personal property · Open Debts · Open Emergency Fund · Open Kids Education · Open Life Experience · Open Cash Flow.

Cash & equivalents

0.00

Add a cash account to start the sleeve.

Cash & equivalents
PieceAmountReadingFigure
Everyday spending
0
General savings
0
Emergency fund
EF 0
Kids' education
EDU 0
Life experience
LE 0

Cash & equivalents

0.00

Operating

0.00

Savings

0.00

Emergency Fund

0.00

Kids Education

0.00

Life Experience

0.00

Accounts

0

Cash 0.00 is the Balance Sheet Cash & equivalents rollup — current assets, same as FIRE liquid cash.

Cash by purpose

Live from accounts · add a cash account

Operating

0.00

Checking. Not EF.

Emergency

0.00

Months covered.

Education

0.00

Kids Education pool.

Life Experience

0.00

Memory pool.

Add a cash account. Everyday spending versus Emergency, Education, and Life Experience.

Emergency share

0.00% · EF of cash & equivalents

The piles

Same accounts as the Balance Sheet. Checking is not months covered.

Operating
0.00
Emergency
0.00
The rest
0.00

Cash you can name

Action Purpose Account name Bank or provider Interest rate Linked to Balance
Cash & equivalents 0.00

These are the same Balance Sheet Cash & equivalents accounts. Purpose chooses the page. Linked to names the page: Emergency Fund, Kids Education, Life Experience, or Cash & equivalents. Checking is not emergency months. Unused Other assets stay off this page.