save at least $1,000.00 in my bank account

is probably a long shot but what the hell. My husband and I have never had any money to fall back on. It has always been, “Shit, we don’t get paid for two more weeks and we are broke already!!”, and then we are scrimping and saving what little money we do have. But I think now that we are planning to start a family and advance in this world it is time for some cushion!! So God only knows how long this will take but it will happen.