maybe I will get to find out soon, yea that will be my 3rd period of involuntary unemployment so far - weeeee - (yea it will be involuntary even if I up and quit because if things weren't so bad I'm not really the type to quit before something is lined up ... and I have had jobs with long tenure as well). FWIW I do of course have an idea what I spend now a year etc. as mentioned but in unemployment will be a different matter.*
* I'm beginning to think buying property really is a bad idea for me, because I have to live off savings periodically, unemployed in every recession etc.. At least unless it was some kind of investment property where the mortgage was paid that way and that's another can of worms. So cash savings sure, balanced fund as talked about in another thread beyond that sure (sure it can go down but at least it's liquid) but money I can't get at (and I mean before 59.5 too - I have a 401k but that's absolute last resort) because it is all tied up, yea it pays off in the long run but sometimes I think I won't survive financially until then with the periods of unemployment etc..