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Depends where you live? Hard to say what diff people in diff situations and in diff places need and/or consider a safety net.



$10k barely covers the premiums + deductible for a health insurance plan on the individual market, or god forbid, COBRA. A safety net should cover expenses if you lose your job, which means losing your health insurance.


You seem to assume US.




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