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Re:Building a vision of life without work (2015) by selestify on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @07:39PM (#27827559)
My main worry is that I won’t save enough for hard times in the future if I’m living organically without much future planning. Have you ever had fears like that?
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Re:Building a vision of life without work (2015) by devangs on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @12:29AM (#27829740)
Ultimately, it depends on the type of risks you’re trying to mitigate and the type of skills you have to earn again.

If you’re a software developer (or a plumber or a CPA etc) you can always get back into the workforce after some amount of time. If it takes you 1 year to leetcode and find a new job, you just need to keep 1 year of expenses as cash on hand.

Tail risk is a different story, but you can spend your whole life working and not save enough to handle all tail end scenarios

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