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<p>A <b>rainy day </b> or <b>rainy day fund</b> is a reserved amount of money to be used in times when regular income is disrupted or decreased in order for typical operations to continue. In the United States, the term is usually used to apply to the funds maintained by most <a href="page.php?w=U.S._states">U.S. states</a> to help deal with budget shortfalls in years where revenues do not match expenditures. This is critical to the operations of most state and local governments, which are legally prohibited (either by a state constitution or state</p><p>
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