Originally Posted by Reefer420

I would say a year of income saved at the level you are used to, at the very least, is acceptable. I know one things from my trading days - if you need to make money to live, you will not be able to. I have noticed that aff and arb programs are much like trading strategies - if you can't survive your drawdowns you won't last long. If you are hesitant to spend money and pull out at every little dip you won't get far either. Needing the money to get by each month makes you question every little action you take.