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Gah- And just like that, plans change!

December 15th, 2020 at 10:14 pm

So true to 2020, the hub is now unemployed as of midnight tonight. The company he worked for sold, and the new company is not keeping the employees.  He will be shipping all of his tools home (thankfully the company is paying to ship - otherwise this would have been about $5k for us) and will fly home tomorrow.  He will likely work local for the forseeable future.  Easy come, easy go.

Thankfully, he will be able to draw $370 a week unemployment, and with my earnings we will still be bringing in about $2500 - 3000 more each month than we need for bills and livings expenses.  Thank goodness we paid everything off this year and have continued to live a fairly frugal lifestyle.  We have over a years expenses saved in our emergency funds.

I had not given my notice at work yet, so I can continue to work until June or beyond if need be.  Hopefully, the hub will find something he likes between now and then so I can still retire as planned.

2020, can you please just go away...and 2021, PLEASE be a kinder, gentler year - as we are all worn out. 

Posted in general thoughts, BHAG, Retire in 2021 | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Gah- And just like that, plans change!”

  1. LuckyRobin Says:
    December 16th, 2020 at 12:10 am 1608077453
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    That can be scary, but your Emergency Fund will make all the difference in the world. So will having paid everything off. I hope he finds a good new job soon.

  2. terri77 Says:
    December 16th, 2020 at 03:47 am 1608090460
    1608090460

    Oh no, so sorry this happened! I hope the local work is plentiful.

  3. MonkeyMama Says:
    December 16th, 2020 at 01:05 pm 1608123953
    1608123953

    Oh no! Merry Christmas to you! What sucky timing, all around.

  4. CB in the City Says:
    December 16th, 2020 at 04:15 pm 1608135332
    1608135332

    Oh dear! It's good you are well positioned for this upset. Here's hoping a new job is right around the corner.

  5. rob62521 Says:
    December 18th, 2020 at 09:10 pm 1608325831
    1608325831

    Very sorry about your husband's work news. Glad you can still put money aside and hopefully it will work out that your hubby finds an even better job.

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