Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
Well since this is in the Major section, odds are you are not new to the industry, so you should be prepared. Furloughs are no secret and I was taught, budget your life on FO pay, don't get divorced, and have a furlough fund.
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Been through two furloughs already, a downgrade, and on my seventh airline. I’ve only ever bought one house, the one I’ve lived in the last six years (for a whopping $250k). On wife number one. Don’t have a boat or other toys. Any that I had (fishing kayaks, road bicycle), I sold when I was last downgraded to pay the bills while I drove Lyft/Uber on all my days off. I’m currently working a part-time job four days a week while on LCR to add whatever cash I can. It’s hard to be prepared for a furlough when you’ve been completely effed by this industry so many times. Now that I am on second year pay at a major, and making the most I’ve ever made in my life, I’m finally able to claw back some lost ground.... but now looks like I’m getting furloughed. Again.