How much do you earn
12 June 2002, 11:03 AM
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is that £1600/week, month or year though?
(don't think I could deal with £1600 spending money a year
but £1600/week would be acceptable 
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Surely that's the bit important.
[Edited by polarbearit - 12/6/2002 11:07:53 AM]
(don't think I could deal with £1600 spending money a year
but £1600/week would be acceptable )Surely that's the bit important.
[Edited by polarbearit - 12/6/2002 11:07:53 AM]
12 June 2002, 03:37 PM
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its not so expencive down here... plus a bit of saving and a bit of skrimping and you can do almost anything!!!
edited to say..
i have bought the flat with my partner as we have a baby arriving in january... he is also on very low wages, 13k, we could scrounge off the state, but we wont... we want to do this ourselves, for ourselves and for our baby...
[Edited by scoobyangel - 12/6/2002 3:43:12 PM]
edited to say..
i have bought the flat with my partner as we have a baby arriving in january... he is also on very low wages, 13k, we could scrounge off the state, but we wont... we want to do this ourselves, for ourselves and for our baby...
[Edited by scoobyangel - 12/6/2002 3:43:12 PM]
12 July 2002, 12:01 PM
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You have to remember these high earners have a reputation to think of... amongst his piers can you imagine him turning up in a 1994 impreza i dont think so....!!
Dan
[Edited by dhorwich - 12/7/2002 12:01:45 PM]
Dan
[Edited by dhorwich - 12/7/2002 12:01:45 PM]
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06 December 2002, 10:41 AM
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How much do I earn or how much do I get paid? There's a subtle difference
I have a decent hourly rate - but for another 2 weeks only.
06 December 2002, 10:47 AM
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I am not saying
however, when all my bills are paid inc Car finance, mortgage etc, I'm left with £1600 to do with as I please, which is a more important figure I guess.
psssst dont tell the wife.
however, when all my bills are paid inc Car finance, mortgage etc, I'm left with £1600 to do with as I please, which is a more important figure I guess.
psssst dont tell the wife.
06 December 2002, 11:35 AM
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Never enough. I earn nearly the same as my old man whose just about to retire yet I still have less money to spend with student and grad loans, car loan etc 
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06 December 2002, 12:09 PM
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I earn more than all of my friends at the moment and more than my Dad at 19 (23 now), but don't know how I could support a family on my salary AND keep the Scooby (I'm sure I couldn't!).
I was promised a pay rise/promotion 6 months ago but the last one took a year to go through, so I'm not getting too excited about it yet.
well maybe a little
J
I was promised a pay rise/promotion 6 months ago but the last one took a year to go through, so I'm not getting too excited about it yet.
well maybe a little J
06 December 2002, 12:10 PM
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A small mortgage, fair salary and no outstanding debt.
I honstly think I am not that unusual, just brave/stupid (delete as appropriate) in admitting it on here.
God knows where the money goes though, track days, eating out, food for the house, beer, holidays, bits for car, clothes, days out.
I honstly think I am not that unusual, just brave/stupid (delete as appropriate) in admitting it on here.
God knows where the money goes though, track days, eating out, food for the house, beer
, holidays, bits for car, clothes, days out.
06 December 2002, 12:24 PM
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Watchdog, it depends whether your wife contributes to the mortgage etc, whether you've included food in your bills etc etc
If she doesn't contribute, then I'd say that you were earning well above average
If she doesn't contribute, then I'd say that you were earning well above average
06 December 2002, 12:27 PM
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£17 thousand and something at the moment...which isn't bad for Local Govt. There are alot of people doing alot worse than me...but then there's two of us paying for the car, house and cats, which is a big bonus, especially as the husband gets paid substantially more than me 
Wasn't there a thread on this a while ago? Comparing salaries to mortgages? ..would search but it would take 3 weeks on this computer
Wasn't there a thread on this a while ago? Comparing salaries to mortgages? ..would search but it would take 3 weeks on this computer
06 December 2002, 12:32 PM
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TBH, it's a daft thread anyway. Not many people will tell the truth - either underplaying their income due to embarrassment, or exaggerating it to make themselves look better.
I know my income for the last 4-5 years is well above average, but I doubt knowing the precise figure would make anyone here feel better or worse. The fact is that as long as you've got enough to get by and do most of the things you need/want, it's irrelevant.
And of course, the spending always expands to fill the income provided - it's a well-known law of finance.
I know my income for the last 4-5 years is well above average, but I doubt knowing the precise figure would make anyone here feel better or worse. The fact is that as long as you've got enough to get by and do most of the things you need/want, it's irrelevant.
And of course, the spending always expands to fill the income provided - it's a well-known law of finance.
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I have never found anything to be more untrue than "money doesn't make you happy". I'm not saying that money is the soultion to everything, but I have been poor and am now well off, and i am damn sure which I prefer. Is it fun to go round sainsbury's adding up the price of everything you put in your trolley cos you are down to your last £10? No. Is it fun to go around sainsbury's saying "i'll have some of this, i fancy some of that" well yes, mildly, providing it's not too busy...
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