Ann needs to have money available to pay an annual renters insurance premium of $224, ten months from now. She has savings of $0 in her current budget, a retirement fund of $4,833, and a reserve fund of $0. Which of the following would NOT be part of her reasonable plan to establish a reserve fund for this expense?

Question

Ann needs to have money available to pay an annual renters insurance premium of $224, ten months from now. She has savings of $0 in her current budget, a retirement fund of $4,833, and a reserve fund of $0. Which of the following would NOT be part of her reasonable plan to establish a reserve fund for this expense?
a.
Reduce a non-essential expense to save money.
b.
Establish a savings account for Other Expenses.
c.
Pay the premium right away using the retirement fund investments.
d.
Divide it into a monthly savings amount, and add the savings to the budget.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The option that would NOT be part of Ann's reasonable plan to establish a reserve fund for her renters insurance premium is:

c. Pay the premium right away using the retirement fund investments.

This option involves using retirement funds, which should generally not be tapped into for short-term expenses like paying for renters insurance. Instead, she should focus on saving and budgeting to establish a dedicated reserve fund for this expense.