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It's quite hard to comment on this broadly around the world.

Ultimately, there is an expectation that the employee make themselves a financial safety net considering their job security.

6months expenses is a rough guide.

Yes that's a lot of money, yes it'll be hard to accumulate, yes you will have to top up with inflation.

I find it shocking that people I know have worked in well paying jobs for 5+ years and have less than a couple months of expenses and no investments. Often a minimal pension.



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