This Is Causing Us Extreme Anxiety

[Music] brought to you by the every dooll app start budgeting for free today well um my wife is a contract worker she's uh doing HR recruiting and the contract that she's with is slowing down dramatically to the point where signs are on the walls that she may be losing her job in the next month or two we are pushing hard to get out of debt um have a medical loan uh from earlier this year that we are hoping to be paid off by the end of this year but our concern is with the uh proposed incoming Doom um on the horizon should we forego hitting debt hard to switch to oh no we need to start saving for a few months that has the what I can't tell here is um you gave a lot of metaphors and dramatic things but no one has ever said anything to her about this other than she's observing things around her and feels like this is coming to a close I think she needs to go in and get some actual input from the leadership team so the leadership team has told them that with the way things are slowing down they don't know how much longer their contract is going to be valid for but I would have another follow-up question to that okay so how long is the current contract going to last in other words is this a reset or the the the whoever's paying that contract can close that contract out at any time I just get really detailed on that but real quick Josh I would immediately if I was in your situation and it was my wife in your in her situation I would have her immediately looking for a replacement work I wouldn't necessarily pause on the debt elimination I'd get real aggressive to have some options out there while having this conversation tell you this if this is bad enough that you need to stop all progress in your financial plan and pile up cash because she's going to lose her job then she needs to go get another job yeah right now is it that bad it's it's starting to see that uh they did a massive man you are hedging all over this year you sound like a worrier I can't tell if you're worrying or if this is really happening yeah uh starting to no it's not it either is this bad enough that she's ready to quit her job and go get another one it's bad enough that we ended up going to urgent care due to stress related illnesses yesterday okay then happen to this situation yeah then don't stand around wait on this to happen to you be proactive yes stop everything start piling up cash and put her in a an aggressive job hunt y she needs a new job in two weeks mhm and then she needs to quit and and take the new job no discussing this this is hard cold break these people have said we're about to poop on you so Dodge the poop okay fair enough I mean get after it they told you what's they told you it's coming Dodge I'm telling you when I hear about a storm coming I start to make adjustments to the storm we don't go well it could hit us it may not like if it's dangerous and this is dangerous finan address it get out in front of it Ken and I are the two guys standing in the front yard watching the tornado keep that in mind okay that is true I that was that's both of us all right just just keep in mind that's who you're talking to I am ready but I'm waiting till the last I can still get out of the way yeah Olay right create your free every dollar budget today the simplest way to budget for your life