Portfolio Check · by Can Arslan · 2026-09-03

How much cash do you personally keep outside investments?

Not asking for a textbook answer, asking what you actually do. I'm 39, medium risk, one kid, and I keep second guessing whether my cash pile is sensible or just anxiety with a bank logo.

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Wei Lim · 5 likes

Family changes the answer a lot.

Noah Miller · 1 likes

3-6 here. I'd rather invest the rest and sleep slightly worse.

Luca Bianchi · 1 likes

I voted 6-12 because life kept demonstrating that I am not as chill as spreadsheets assume.

Oussama Alaoui · 0 likes

'anxiety with a bank logo' is a banger phrase

Can Arslan · 0 likes

Thank you, I earned it by staring at my account too much