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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s
Hmm great advice and I find this especially helpful for myself. How long after getting a new job should you wait before buying a house (which will be my first major purchase)? How much would be a year's worth of emergency funds? My situation is a little different though. You and Steve already know this, but I'm gonna be finishing school in May and hopefully will land a nice engineering job right afterwards. House is definitely the first major purchase, no questions about it. I live with my parents and they have emergency funds saved up, plus their own incomes. I will probably be paying for the house by myself with both my parents incomes being saved up for emergency funds. Appreciate the advice 
Also planning to buy a GT-R after a couple years on the job and after having settled into the house |
I say wait until you have a years worth of essential living expenses saved. So enough to cover 12 months worth of rent, car payment, insurance, food expense, and other necessities.
6 months is the minimum recommended safety net, but in this environment 12 months gives you more of a buffer.
In your case, just focus on saving for a down payment since your parents have the other expenses covered.