Go to the 'piggy bank'?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mattress">mattress</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="Adults">Adults</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, “<span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="day">day</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, “<span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="day">day</span>” <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="hospitalization">hospitalization</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="unprepared">unprepared</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="comes">comes</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marvelous">marvelous</span> <span word="miracles">miracles</span> – <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="foresight">foresight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> – <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cultivating">cultivating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>.</p>
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