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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostOh dear....⭐️ Gold Star ContractorComment
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Originally posted by PerfectStorm View Postwhat? Call a spade a spade."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostIf you don't understand what is wrong with your post then you need to do more research.
Employment = regular contracted work
A few weeks holiday = a few weeks unpaid not working
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Originally posted by PerfectStorm View Postwhat? Call a spade a spade.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostBut you are not calling a spade a spade. You are touting a very hypothetical situation without taking any of the reality that happens. In 99.9% of cases these numbers just won't work.⭐️ Gold Star ContractorComment
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Originally posted by PerfectStorm View PostWhat are the things that would bring it down significantly?
If you have contracted for years you know how things work. If you don't and don't have savings you really shouldn't be doing it especially at a time when your family live is under strain and you will want to be at home playing with the baby...merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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You'll also need to talk the risks through with your wife.
Personal experience: I've been contracting for about 15 years or so now (with a permie break in between). All was fine with the missus while the money was rolling in and the war chest was building up, and only a couple of weeks between contracts. But in 2009 I hit a wall and spent nearly 6 months off. Sure that's what the war chest is for, but try and explain that to a wife and family that expect your savings to go up, not get spent.
tl;dr: if you were between contracts for a few months with a wife and child, could you survive/cope?Comment
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Originally posted by meridian View PostYou'll also need to talk the risks through with your wife.
Personal experience: I've been contracting for about 15 years or so now (with a permie break in between). All was fine with the missus while the money was rolling in and the war chest was building up, and only a couple of weeks between contracts. But in 2009 I hit a wall and spent nearly 6 months off. Sure that's what the war chest is for, but try and explain that to a wife and family that expect your savings to go up, not get spent.
tl;dr: if you were between contracts for a few months with a wife and child, could you survive/cope?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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