Be conservative in your numbers and always account for a contingency.

You can also get a box location at a UPS or FedEx and have whoever is your helper on the account pick it up as well.  

So what’s the accountability?

@Don Konipol @Mike Dymski Account Closed sounded too good to be true and way too many variables.  

Just as a general number, I think 50k in funds that you can tap without emptying your whole account or jeopardizing your family's future plans, is viable.

@Michael Plaks @Andrew Freed @Sean Graham @Austin Cheatham @Ashish Acharya Account Closed

I use QuickBooks for our accounting software, and it has a built-in millage track that I use. 

Account Closed  thank you for the comment.  

I view the soft expenses as things that WILL happen and so the money is accounted for when its received even though it isn't spend on a monthly basis much like how taxes and insurance are often escrowed. 5.

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