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Re:The Challenges of Being in the New Contract Workforce by DoreenMichele on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @06:47PM (#16219034)
Keep 6 months of expenses in your emergency fund.

You have to have sufficient income to consistently cover basics with money leftover. Some people simply don't have that.

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Re:The Challenges of Being in the New Contract Workforce by DoreenMichele on Thursday January 25, 2018 @03:17PM (#16234219)
Given the high cost of healthcare in the US, the lack of affordable housing and other constraints, no, this is not merely an issue of lack of personal restraint.
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