A zero date is a datum, not a deadline
Knowing the date your cash runs out replaces a vague dread with a concrete number. Most people overestimate urgency and underestimate runway once unemployment benefits are counted.
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How long will your severance actually last?
Exact numbers in. A calm zero date out. No urgency colors, no countdown theater — a runway is information, not a verdict.
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Runway
9.0 mo
Zero date · 4/10/2027 · net burn $2552/mo after income
$23,000 total cash · benefits counted before cuts.
An estimate, not financial advice. Whatever the number says: you are allowed to rest first and plan second.
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Weekly unemployment benefits and any part-time income reduce your net burn first. File your unemployment claim before you start slashing — it often moves the zero date by months.
Then decide at your pace
A longer runway buys the option to recover, retrain, and search deliberately instead of spraying applications the week after a layoff.
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