Reply to: Do you take time off between contracts?

[El_Diablo]

I always take time off in between - to me is one of the main benefits of contracting.

As above.

[kaiser78]

I always take time off in between - to me is one of the main benefits of contracting.

[alreadypacked]

Currently on holiday between contracts, usually take at least 2 months a year.

[escapeUK]

Oh I thought you were meaning a golden civil service pension when you used the word 'generous'

Lol no. As I'm sure I posted before, like most people I had two grandmothers. One had a generous pension, one had made no provision for her retirement at all. They lived very similar lives as this is how the benefit system works, the one who provided for herself got very little from the state, the one who hadnt got everything provided for free and generous benefits to top her income up.

The message is clear to me. Why pay very high tax rates to pay for others to live a nice life, AND try and save up so you can have a nice life in retirement. Its one or the other in mind.

[d000hg]

I dont follow? You are paying yourself upto the NI starting point arent you? Which counts as a year of paying in.

Oh I thought you were meaning a golden civil service pension when you used the word 'generous'

[escapeUK]

If he left to go contracting significantly before retirement age, probably not?

I dont follow? You are paying yourself upto the NI starting point arent you? Which counts as a year of paying in.

[d000hg]

Generous state pension?

If he left to go contracting significantly before retirement age, probably not?

[escapeUK]

But unlucky in that, unless you have a separate warchest and retirement fund, you have basically no preparations in place to retire.

Generous state pension?

[bobspud]

Worrying one.... :-(

Almost 2 years for me....

Now you see why I occasionally lecture you

[d000hg]

Lucky in that i don't need to worry about chasing into the next contract i know there are people on here who have been benched for 12 months but i can turn my hand to other things besides IT and have contacts in other industries so would be going doing somthing else if i got close to 12 months

But unlucky in that, unless you have a separate warchest and retirement fund, you have basically no preparations in place to retire.

[SimonMac]

Nice big juicy target

IR35 defeat costs IT contractor £99,000 :: Contractor UK

He's in the land of chocolate and watches, no such thing as IR35 there

[psychocandy]

Nice big juicy target

IR35 defeat costs IT contractor £99,000 :: Contractor UK

Worrying one.... :-(

Almost 2 years for me....

[Kelstar]

Its just the way its fallen the last few contracts have been good and close to home no traveling no weekends late starts early finish, no stress so not felt the need to take time off, but as i said when it ends i shall take some time

Ah I see. I get that, as much as I say I'm definitely taking a couple of months off in the summer. Bird in the hand and all that....

[Support Monkey]

Yikes! How come?

I set myself a good target "work days" each year - but a nice bit of time off too

Its just the way its fallen the last few contracts have been good and close to home no traveling no weekends late starts early finish, no stress so not felt the need to take time off, but as i said when it ends i shall take some time

[Support Monkey]

That doesnt sound very lucky, what do you mean by that? I have a 10 year one at just covering essentials, or 7 years at permie level of income.

I started contracting in 2008.

Lucky in that i don't need to worry about chasing into the next contract i know there are people on here who have been benched for 12 months but i can turn my hand to other things besides IT and have contacts in other industries so would be going doing somthing else if i got close to 12 months