6 months a year

[bobhope]

Call yourself contractors? There are 260 possible billing days a year (not including weekends).

[d000hg]

Call yourself contractors? There are 260 possible billing days a year (not including weekends).

I've had about 5 days of holiday this year so far. And worked some weekends when I had about 2 full-time contracts at the same time once.

[Advocate]

Only 260? Call yourself a contractor?

If we assume 8 hour days...ah you can see where I'm going.

[VectraMan]

At a stretch I could live off 3 months a year working.

[TheFaQQer]

At a stretch I could live off 3 months a year working.

In four months contracting, I bill more than my last permie job paid me in a year.

Since contracting, we've not really increased the amount that we spend much, so it's no problem. I've also got enough in the company to be out of work for two years before it might start to bite.

[zara_backdog]

I've had about 5 days of holiday this year so far. And worked some weekends when I had about 2 full-time contracts at the same time once.

So when do you have time to enjoy life?

[Doggy Styles]

I could survive by working for only six months a year, but having been a spendthrift in my younger days, my retirement funds aren't very beefy (and now getting worse, thanks Gordon), so in the long term I can't afford to.

The "live for today" mentality only lasts until you wake up tomorrow.

[ChimpMaster]

I would prefer to work all the days possible, so as to pay off the mortgage and all debts, have a sizeable savings/investment fund and then some.

Then I would feel comfortable working only part of the year, and spending more time enjoying time with the family and following my dreams.

Another 30 or so years, and I'll be there.




rolleyes copyright of EO.

[Bagpuss]

I've done 6 months this year:

Benefits
Spend more time at home
Pay less tax
Can get fit
Play Golf
Can do jobs around the house

Negatives
Everyone is at work
Homes under the hammer loses it's shine after a while
Forgot to do jobs around the house

[minestrone]

I'm now on 6 months in a year, bloody brilliant. I now have an encyclopaedic knowledge of murder she wrote and quincy.

I might do a 9 month stint this time that will take me up to the end of April, my 6 months have become out of step with the summer.