Man of Honour
I'm not sure many countries are going to come out of it rolling in cash.
The salary question?
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Yep, very true. Not sure it'll be all that much better in other countries, though.
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Soldato
You lose 1k allowance for every £2 over £100k earnings.
indeed. I have worked for a lot of wealthy people in my years and in my experience they always moan about tax despite paying the least amount possible. My old boss used to "earn" out of his business around £300k per annum and pay around £42k in tax and you think it was it the end of the world the amount of tax he had to pay.
That fits my old boss. He used to work 80+ hours per week, sometimes Sundays so he definitely deserved the £300k he paid himself. But both his kids grew up hardly seeing him. When they were young he would have left for work before they got up (6 am ) and not returned home until after they had gone to bed (after 7pm every day) . He always worked all day Saturday so his only family time was Sundays (if he wasnt working). Yes he owns a home worth millions and has Aventadors and is a multi millionaire but he will never got that lost time back with his kids.
You'd hope now would finally be the time to rebalance things a bit, tax wealth, land & scrap the triple lock. Hey i can dream can't I?
It might be an issue for your friends who walk away knowing you earn twice as much as them
What is your job title and how much do you get paid?
Maintenance Technician, £53k.
Soldato
I’ve never given a flying **** what anyone earns. I never voluntarily say what I earn but will tell if someone asks. Makes no difference to me
Soldato
dosnt feel like it at the moment
bottling Gin 4.5 days a week ,would have normally turned the assignment down but so many people out of work thought i had better ,dont like eating savings but its nice knowing i dont have toYou definitely need to cut that down. It won't make you feel better despite seeming like it does.dosnt feel like it at the moment
Soldato
Ha yes wish i was drinking it and not bottling it
Man of Honour
I reckon having a job is definitely going to make him feel better than not having a job.
Soldato
its only 4 and a half days a week but yes mixing with others defiantly helps me as i am quite isolated here ,will be back to part time soon
Soldato
It's a strange one. In the UK as a teacher pretty much everyone knows what you get unless you get into leadership and then it gets a bit murky with different levels. I was at the top end of the upper pay scale with a pretty decent teaching and learning responsibility added on for good measure.
I left to work in the middle east last year and now earn more than I did in the UK with the added bonus that its tax free!
That translates to a considerable pay rise for me.
I left to work in the middle east last year and now earn more than I did in the UK with the added bonus that its tax free!
That translates to a considerable pay rise for me.
Soldato
Yes.
The 3 close friends I know that all have nice houses and nice cars. None of them are in debt or have leased their vehicles. Yes its possible to be wealthy and not have these things, but i'm obviously giving my experience.
That doesn’t make it easier to calculate an income base solely on their house or cars, though. Money is cheap so people can easily get into cars (for example) that they wouldn’t otherwise have been able to.
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