Originally posted by oliverson
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I think I am a little bit ahead but on the same curve as you @oliverson.
Contractor for twenty years, loved it, great clients and some really great gigs, but it comes to the time when enough is enough.
I declined an extension last year and decided that I would rather die poor than spend another six months on some project which was, in the grand scheme of things, a waste of time. I'm not poor, obviously I would have taken the extension if I was seriously poor. I can't afford to retire but I can afford to transisition; investment income of about twelve hundred a month doesn't allow expensive skiing holidays but it keeps the wolf from the door and allows longer hols - a month in the motorhome, a few weeks on the boat... It's also amazing how cheaply you can live when not commuting, buying coffees and lunch every day, and giving huge chunks of cash to the taxman! I've written one novel and working on two more, also just sharpening my chisels to do some work on a new bathroom. Alles gut.
Life is FAR too short to peck around at something just to pay "the man".
I still lurk on this forum though, I do like the contractor banter (as a group contractors are slightly more "go getter" than many (or is that opinionated...)), and funnily enough I get loads of approaches for work. I am not ruling another gig out, just not chasing it.Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostHow long before Suity joins this "giving up contracting" thread?Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostThe best ones stop and the mediocre carry on cocking up ...
The best ones earn the big money, buy property, fill up their ISA's, a bit of pension, and other investments, don't get divorced, and are able to semi retire in their late 40's.
The tulip ones post their daily trials and tribulations on here.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI thought that made you go blind not give up contracting..Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostThe best ones stop and the mediocre carry on cocking up ...
I am now at 32 years in IT. Nearly 30 years in IB. And nearly 28 years since my first contract. There have been a few changes in that time.Comment
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