Is There a Buffer in Your Life?

The first thing that Dave Ramsey and everybody talks about if you're trying to head towards financial independence, it's save up a thousand dollars. To me it feels like there's a lot in common with finances and creating a security fund. I suspect it could be one of the items on your checklist as you think through those first questions is not just am I interested, passionate about this, is it aligned but one more question if I do this will I have buffer for the other projects in my life that I've already identified as being essential?