LogFAQs > #913728484

Right now my goals are kind of complicated, but I will say that these are based on the fact that my office is closing and I am getting laid off in the near future (I know my end date, just can't legally divulge it on the internet):

1) Find a job that starts right after my end date, allowing my to collect my full severance and a full paycheck (I.E. Double Dip). This lets me pay off about of 1/3 of my remaining mortgage with the extra paycheck I will be getting, putting me about 5 - 7 years away from paying off my house (which will lead into semi-retirement where I can just take contract work when I need some money to live off of).

2) Barring #1, using my severance as leverage, find a job that is a promotion or decent improvement salary-wise that starts before my severance, but in the long term allows more career growth. This might set those "early retirement" plans back a few years, but also puts me in a better position when I am looking for contract work to get more interesting (and in tern more lucrative) jobs.

3) Assuming #1 or #2 don't work out (highly unlikely given the job market in my city), find a job before my severance runs out and I have to start dipping into savings.

TL/DR version: Use my lay-off as a way to make a ton of money I wouldn't have otherwise if my job was keeping me around.
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