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Re:In Praise of the 5-Hour Workday and Other ‘Radical’ Ideas by frequentnapper on Thursday November 07, 2019 @01:18AM (#21470899)
100k in savings is not FU money, especially with a mortgage and a family...
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Re:In Praise of the 5-Hour Workday and Other ‘Radical’ Ideas by sprflyprgrmrguy on Thursday November 07, 2019 @10:21AM (#21473939)
100k in accessible funds is "FU, I'm going to go get another job, even if it takes 6-12 months" money.

I have an emergency fund of roughly 3-6 months of necessary bills. It's not really enough to say "FU", but it's enough to give me an emotional buffer of, "I could leave if things got bad enough"

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