prepare for a rainy day | Personal Profitability

I'm sure you have heard of the idiom that we should all prepare for a rainy day, right? Do you actually know what it means to prepare for a rainy day? For most of you, the underlying meaning is obvious, but to be completely honest, it wasn't always that clear to me. Until I was about 20 years old, I thought this literally meant that you should have some cash stashed away so you can still do something fun when it's raining outside. Am I just stupid? Maybe. But it just goes to show you that even a supposed financial guru doesn't always understand the simplest of things. So, let's dig into the real meaning of what it means to prepare for a rainy day and why we should do it!

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