How much wedge do you earn?
17 July 2009, 06:03 PM
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I've cocked up and not transferred money quick enough and ran out of cash other than what's in my pocket a few times. Kinda scary. When buying houses i've been right on the edge more than once and would have been totally fecked if monies hadn't gone through/didn't get transferred etc.
17 July 2009, 06:11 PM
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17 July 2009, 06:48 PM
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Well ,had no job at all for 13 months ,lived in a caravan ,scraping by on next to nothing .(Wife ,girlfriend at time ) was in Army so we got by on probably less than 12k a year I think .
Cut your cloth to suit ,when you need to I suppose .
Oh and as it was in the Outer Hebrides ,we had to find the money to travel home now and again or we would never have seen our families .Mind you there was,nt much to spend money on up there .!!!
Cut your cloth to suit ,when you need to I suppose .
Oh and as it was in the Outer Hebrides ,we had to find the money to travel home now and again or we would never have seen our families .Mind you there was,nt much to spend money on up there .!!!
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17 July 2009, 07:06 PM
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caravan & Hebrides are two words you dont want too close together if you can help it
i remember windsurfing in Tiree and seeing some caravans with industrial roof rack straps looped over them to keep them from blowing away
i remember windsurfing in Tiree and seeing some caravans with industrial roof rack straps looped over them to keep them from blowing away
17 July 2009, 07:13 PM
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Your right there Hodgy02.
The caravans on the site were all strapped over the top and anchored to the ground with straps off curtain sided trailers .
Now, there is nothing I like better than hearing a howling gale outside ,when im tucked up in bed knowing I wont get blown over through the night .
Although i dont mind being blown over by the wife through the night .!!!
The caravans on the site were all strapped over the top and anchored to the ground with straps off curtain sided trailers .
Now, there is nothing I like better than hearing a howling gale outside ,when im tucked up in bed knowing I wont get blown over through the night .
Although i dont mind being blown over by the wife through the night .!!!
17 July 2009, 07:17 PM
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Luckily I have been in full time employment since I left six form, the thought of not having the income to cover bills and mortgages gives me shivers.
I like my comfort zone atm, I am preparing to be cavalier when the mortgage is paid off, what I will decide to do I have no clue about but I'm not working in a bloody office for another 15 years! Even if it means I'm earning a lot less.
The older I get the less motivation I get to moving up the food chain as it were, the higher you get the more **** you get.
I like my comfort zone atm, I am preparing to be cavalier when the mortgage is paid off, what I will decide to do I have no clue about but I'm not working in a bloody office for another 15 years! Even if it means I'm earning a lot less.
The older I get the less motivation I get to moving up the food chain as it were, the higher you get the more **** you get.
17 July 2009, 07:36 PM
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17 July 2009, 07:58 PM
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I lived on £10 a week for the whole of my university career. Market stall leftover mince that went yellow when you cooked it (enough Bisto to cover it up and it was fine) and a loaf of bread a day pretty much got me through!
17 July 2009, 10:08 PM
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TBH it depends how old you are, I'm past the mortgage stage and very easily manage on under £20K, but I don't really need an 09 STI 330S do I ?
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17 July 2009, 10:24 PM
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17 July 2009, 11:30 PM
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18 July 2009, 01:06 PM
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He doesn't go to Tenerife - he goes to Elevenerife
I stole that from someone on here ...... as it perfectly sums things up 
18 July 2009, 07:06 PM
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19 July 2009, 12:55 AM
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Well ,had no job at all for 13 months ,lived in a caravan ,scraping by on next to nothing .(Wife ,girlfriend at time ) was in Army so we got by on probably less than 12k a year I think .
Cut your cloth to suit ,when you need to I suppose .
Oh and as it was in the Outer Hebrides ,we had to find the money to travel home now and again or we would never have seen our families .Mind you there was,nt much to spend money on up there .!!!
Cut your cloth to suit ,when you need to I suppose .
Oh and as it was in the Outer Hebrides ,we had to find the money to travel home now and again or we would never have seen our families .Mind you there was,nt much to spend money on up there .!!!
19 July 2009, 09:08 AM
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People who are on that amount generally aren't wage slaves in the first place. Ill wager that many people on £150K would also receive sizeable bonuses - possibly millions of pounds worth if they are traders (whose base salaries are pretty low really)
19 July 2009, 09:20 AM
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yep and thats why its is such a small number of people i.e. the top 1%, most people who make that sort of money do not do it on PAYE alone
19 July 2009, 12:20 PM
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5% bracket after 17+ years service and 20 years in IT sale I should hope so. That said stress levels are terrible and I'll probably spend most of it on medical bills when I am older !
I'd consider a pay drop to do something more exciting and rewarding where you don't get treated like utter ****
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I'd consider a pay drop to do something more exciting and rewarding where you don't get treated like utter ****
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