Living paycheck to paycheck is usually a timing failure, not a maths failure.
A buffer of one to two weeks of essentials does more than a six-month fund you never reach.
Fixed monthly costs are where the real money is, because one decision saves you every month.
A large tax refund means you overpaid all year; adjusting withholding puts that money in each paycheck instead.
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