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Geez people - “checking account” should have been a relatively obvious figure of speech meaning “bank account”, or “cash and cash equivalents”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_and_cash_equivalents

When you pull a balance report for proving personal or business funds, your bank includes checking, money market, savings, etc., the literal type doesn’t matter as much.

(Also, for replies saying the 6 months worth should only be in a higher return higher risk account — things that can lose significant value — well, ideally, no, that’s what you do with everything beyond your six months cash and cash equivalents reserve, or carefully understand your risk exposure and ensure black swan deviations would still leave you above your reserve.)



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