Reply to: Size of war chest

[Sockpuppet]

wow respect....to those who can survive no more than two months. That takes balls of steel.

You should meet my sister. She's on negative time.

[expat]

Isn't the south perennially short of water, or did they get round to some sort of national grid after all the hosepipe bans a few years back?

Thatcher privatised the water supply in 1989, so it must be working perfectly

[d000hg]

eh? I must have missed the water shortages...

Isn't the south perennially short of water, or did they get round to some sort of national grid after all the hosepipe bans a few years back?

[bobhope]

Ahh plan B - put the wife to work.

[Moscow Mule]

In theory, we could live off the wife's salary (cutting out everything but rent, bills and food - probably selling/mothballing one car) indefinitely, but maintaining our current lifestyle we could last a year.

[Number9]

12 - 18 months and been on the bench for two weeks now - so glad I fixed the roof while the sun was shinning, One month I would be scared ! Very scared !

[DaveB]

About six months, but now debt free bar the mortgage and have spent lots on house renovations ( leaking roof, rotten windows etc ) that were desperately needed. Contracting for 3 years basically got me out of a deep hole, put a decent sum in the bank and got me to the point where I could afford to go permie again for a bit while work is short.

[ratewhore]

You southerners can keep your water shortages and high prices...

eh? I must have missed the water shortages...

[Ravello]

12 months comfortably, 18 months - 2 years living frugally.

[ChimpMaster]

I actually don't have to work any more, but I do it so that I can keep paying tax otherwise the government might go bust.

[EternalOptimist]

you got to fix the roof while the suns still shining, end all this boom and bust and have more prudence. loads and loads of prudence.

I can last six months, then its the cardboard box for me

[thelace]

Only just started contracting som I'm still in the piles of debt stage, so (the way the missus is currently spending) about 5 minutes!

This time next year, I will only have my mortgage and my missus to wory about

[BlasterBates]

wow respect....to those who can survive no more than two months. That takes balls of steel.

[rootsnall]

A few years for me. I just went thru the household bills for the first time in a few years after paying them blindly previously. The gas and electricity were suprisingly low, the water double what it should be ( on a meter from previous owner , I suspect the kids/Mrs have left some taps on for a day or two as no leaks to be found ). Council tax is quite a biggie if you are going into bunker mode ! I've primed the Mrs that the cleaner and overseas hols will have to go, if she resists I'll send her back to work.

[TimberWolf]

About 2 years if I really cut back from day 1.

Yeah, that's the next question. When should you enter full thrift mode? E.g. Cancelling things like the gym membership, downsize or be rid of the car, etc.