EVERY good contractor will have a Plan B. The Plan B is designed to provide an income stream to pay the essential bills if the market goes tits up and they are unable to get a contract for an extended period of time. A practice also known as "Not putting all your eggs in one basket".
When you finally get out of school and into the real world you may begine to appreciate the idea of proper financial planning...
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Originally posted by DimPrawn.NET
Who needs anything else? Oh and plan B of course.
funny how everyone on this forum has a lifelong ambition of completing Plan B
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Fitbaw and snowboarding - one of the reasons I contract is so I can take lots of time off in winter so I can go enjoy the snaw.
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World of Warcraft : I run an MMORPG Clan with Mrs BGG, Roleplaying (D&D), Boardgames, writing music, stories. No kids thankfully (we're both too selfish to have them, and they would only mess up our hobbies)
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In my spare time, I work on my other business; mobile phone porn. I was doing it full time for awhile but I needed to bolster the bank account and hence have gone back to IT.
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Originally posted by ChurchillYup. However, being caught out as the adulterous bastard that I am probably means I'll be lucky to walk out of this with my bollocks still attached!
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Originally posted by ChurchillAnd that AtW is why you are still a virgin.
(That and the fact that you're an ugly fat fecker)
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Originally posted by AtWYou got old Spod - pray that your new love won't stich you up.
(That and the fact that you're an ugly fat fecker)
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Originally posted by ChurchillHowever, I've found someone who I now want to settle down with. No more contracting away from home. It's a nice permy job, pipe and slippers for me from now on.(Well, from 02/10/06)
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Originally posted by ChurchillWrong, within days of coming back from my honeymoon I was back to shagging my secretary.
Anyway Andy, shouldn't you be back at school?
And now you have run off with her !
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Originally posted by Andywhoneymoon period ! bet you felt like that with your wife in the early days !
Anyway Andy, shouldn't you be back at school?
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Originally posted by ChurchillWell, what can I say?
Mea Culpa!
However, I've found someone who I now want to settle down with. No more contracting away from home. It's a nice permy job, pipe and slippers for me from now on.(Well, from 02/10/06)
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Originally posted by kramernot your first then?
Mea Culpa!
However, I've found someone who I now want to settle down with. No more contracting away from home. It's a nice permy job, pipe and slippers for me from now on.(Well, from 02/10/06)
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