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[milanbenes]

Luke,

it's one thing getting back on track, but say for example we
want to retire at 50 (earlier hopefully) how much do we need to stash
to enable a relative quality of life for the following x years ?

This is scary !

Milan.

[WageSlave]

Luke,

it's one thing getting back on track, but say for example we
want to retire at 50 (earlier hopefully)

Why do you want to retire at 50?

[lukemg]

Retire at 50, I cant see that happening for me, but a bit of semi retirement due to other sources of income to cover the basic living requirements is more realistic.
Trouble is your expenses always rise as you add complications, wife (yeah she is earning now, soon as she drops you are it and god help you if she bails), sprogs and houses in nice areas to put them in.
Contracting gives you only a few more options, slightly nicer cars and houses for as long as it lasts.
Real money is a different ball game, the option to never be woken again by an alarm clock and to have someone dedicated to making arrangements for you to visit/attend events across the globe is the sort of luxury that takes a whole different scale of funds.
You have to get the spare cash working for you now, piling it up is a waste of time, you will burn through it very quickly.

[milanbenes]

agreed

Milan.

[Francko]

Eeeeek,
[..]
Yeah it is permie, was contracting for 10 years till the ass fell out of the support market (well done on not having a plan B and/or training up)
I have to take it dont I ?

Need some more info to evaluate... however the 10k delta sounds good plus this friday off, plus this shift in role. I am in the opposite position as I should do 35 hours but end up doing 42 easily.

[lukemg]

Good point Francko, I expect to be doing extra hours in the role but not so keen on being restricted to 9-6 and having 42.5 as the minimum, would prefer 35/37.5 and chuck a few extra for brownie points but fitting in better round my life.

[WageSlave]

I am in the opposite position as I should do 35 hours but end up doing 42 easily.

42 hours for a Big 5!? What ever happened to the blood, tears and bullying? I regularly used to do 90 hour weeks a couple of years back, until I became so ill that the client insisted I went home early and only complete 55 p/w.

These days I do about 38 hours of web surfing and feck off home

[The Late, Great JC]

These days I do about 38 hours of web surfing and feck off home

All things come to those that wait.

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth - if it's alright with everyone else.

[Francko]

42 hours for a Big 5!? What ever happened to the blood, tears and bullying? I regularly used to do 90 hour weeks a couple of years back, until I became so ill that the client insisted I went home early and only complete 55 p/w.

These days I do about 38 hours of web surfing and feck off home

38 hours of web surfinf? That's tiring and eventually you might end up in some websites that somehow resambles work.

Naaa, do like my colleague does... 19 hour of going to cafeteria and drink a coffe and 10 hours of internet surfing... your work should be more balanced.

Plus, this is one of the big 5 that wants to pretend it care about their employees. Translated means that if you are shameless you can take advantage of your peers so you can work from home, pretend to work, or anything you wish. You only need to lose your conscience.

[WageSlave]

Naaa, do like my colleague does... 19 hour of going to cafeteria and drink a coffe and 10 hours of internet surfing... your work should be more balanced.

When I had a contract with the police, I had a competition with myself to see how long I could spend in the toilet each day. I developed an innovative way to sleep in the cubicle Unfortunately, after 20 minutes, some git would always disturb the peace by unloading his breakfast.

Btw, you never did tell me which Big 5 you work for. Still, I managed to narrow it to 4