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title: "How long could I go if work slows down? | Candor"
description: "Runway on uneven pay, using your own slowest weeks rather than an average. See what your agent needs and try the prompt with your finances in Candor."
url: "https://candor.money/explore/slow-stretch"
updated: "2026-11-13"
---

# How long could I go if work slows down?

Runway on uneven pay, using your own slowest weeks rather than an average.

[Try this with your agent↓](#try-prompt)

What your agent needs

Several months of income and spending. Freelance, gig, commission, or seasonal pay all work.

What you get back

A live page showing how long your cash lasts through a slow stretch like the ones you have had.

When to use it

Run it when you need it, or ask your agent to repeat it monthly.

## Try it with your finances.

Copy the prompt into the AI agent you use with Candor. It works from your Candor records and asks for anything it's missing. New to Candor? [Connect your agent first.](https://candor.money/connect)

Your prompt

My income goes up and down. Use my deposits in Candor to find my slowest weeks and months, not just the average. Count rent, loan and installment payments, and other bills that must go out, and leave out plans that have already ended. Build a live page in Candor that shows how long my cash would last through a slow stretch like my worst ones, and through a longer one I can set. Show which slow periods it used and let me change the assumptions on the page. If something the page depends on is missing, say so on the page instead of counting it as zero. Tell me in our conversation how much to set aside each week to be safe.

Nothing runs until you send the prompt to your agent.

## Use your own slow weeks, not the average

On uneven pay, the average week is the one that never happens. Candor holds every deposit, so your agent can find your actual slowest weeks and months and test your cash against a stretch like them. Bills that must go out keep going out in a slow stretch.

### Check the answer

* Check that the page names the slow periods it used. A made-up percentage cut is a guess; your own history is evidence.
* Make sure installment plans that have already ended are left out, and ones still running are counted.

### Choose a next step

Ask how much to set aside each good week to cover a slow one. A monthly look against new pay keeps the runway current.

## Keep exploring.

[Cash and debtHow do I plan when my income goes up and down?Bring freelance work, commissions, or seasonal pay into a steadier plan.One-time or monthlyFull guide](https://candor.money/explore/irregular-income)[Looking aheadWhen could my side income replace my paycheck?Track a side business or freelance work against what you would need to go full time.One-time or monthly](https://candor.money/explore/side-income-switch)[Looking aheadHow long would my savings last?Months of runway if your income stopped or dropped, from what you actually spend.One-time review](https://candor.money/explore/savings-runway)

## Ask it with your own numbers.

Set up Candor, then send this to the agent you already use. It answers from your real records and keeps the plan for next time.

[Start free→](https://app.candor.money/signup)[Connect your agent](https://candor.money/connect)