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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by ipaddr on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:13PM (#28558421)
That sounds like your situation but not general advice. Mortgages are required to be paid monthly a sudden loss of income would hit many hard.
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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by KptMarchewa on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:52PM (#28558825)
Obviously for this stuff to be workable you need to way more than what's needed to cover living expenses and have long term savings.
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Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who... by mindslight on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:59AM (#28561386)
If you want to retain your freedom, don't sign yourself up for overwhelming debt.
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