how big should your warchest be?

[vwdan]

Mines 6 months or so, but worst comes to the worst and 1) I can stretch it by getting rid of cars and monthly payments 2) I'm pretty sure I can get myself into some kind of job, even if it's relatively low paying.

(I also have illness cover, separately - can't quite remember what I signed up, £3k pcm for 2 years or something if I'm sign off. It's actually surprisingly expensive, but COVID last year gave me a bit of a wakeup)

[vetran]

Mine runs out when i'm 120 years old .... I'll start to think about it in more detail when I get my telegram off King William

if you paid your 'ahem' lady friends more than 50p and a wrap you would be on the streets in 3 weeks.

[northernladuk]

I think it's just a poor troll thread to wave your willy about your bloated warchest. HTH

[vetran]

I think it's just a poor troll thread to wave your willy about your bloated warchest. HTH

its not bloated, its infected...

[lorakeen]

I think it's just a poor troll thread to wave your willy about your bloated warchest. HTH

have you considered for a second that maybe just maybe not everybody's as insecure as you are?
Go get some testosterone injections, floppy.

[Whorty]

if you paid your 'ahem' lady friends more than 50p and a wrap you would be on the streets in 3 weeks.

I don't need to pay them ... they do it for the pleasure of being with me

[lorakeen]

I don't need to pay them ... they do it for the pleasure of being with me

Next Day
Whorty "Hey I wonder where all my valubles went"

[Whorty]

have you considered for a second that maybe just maybe not everybody's as insecure as you are?
Go get some testosterone injections, floppy.

NLUK is right ..... you're trying to have a p*ssing contest with a group pf people who have been contracting for donkey's years. Even the ladies on here will p*ss higher up the wall fella (just don't ask Sue Ellen how she does it, it's her secret party trick

It's not really a game you want to play on here, so maybe stick to the pub with your mates who will be more impressed

[OwlHoot]

Any mention of warchests here starts an outbreak of willy waving as people boast how many months or even years they could hold out.

But I'm proud to say my warchest is the size of a matchbox. It's not how big it is but what you do with it!

[WTFH]

But I'm proud to say my warchest is the size of a matchbox. It's not how big it is but what you do with it!

Likewise.



Although to be fair, it depends on your industry and likelihood of getting other work. If you do something that has a glut of contractors, then you'll want a bigger warchest - particularly if you're obnoxious, etc. If you've got a particular set of skills that are desirable, you know your market and you know your customer base, then I'd consider 6 months plenty.

Then again, warchests are meaningless if you don't know your burn rate.