How much do you earn?

[olivia321]

I don’t know why I found this thread so therapeutic to read, I suppose it was a sense of normality and reality that we all go through the same things regardless of our salary

 

[Feeiona]

I’m curious about your situation having read your posts.. what does your husband do with his money? Does he invest it? That’s such a lot if he’s spending it. Do you have children? Who pays for holidays etc, do you split it evenly? Sorry for being nosy I just find it so interesting how different people live!

He's doesn't spend it, it's all in a business account so not a disposable income as such if that makes sence. We have one child who's 5. He pays for holdidays but I still take a big amount of spending money and pay for most things when away. We do go big holidays such as dubai etc which I know we are fortunate to do but I paid for me and daughter to go Disney land Paris and he didn't pay a penny. He doesn't contribute to her needing new clothes or shoes etc

 

[tallulahbelle]

Football.He is nearly at retirement age now so will probably go into coaching or management within the next couple years

 

[AlanBanan]

I have actually just done my taxes and budgeting and last year I made 55 thousand and my partner earned around 50 thousand. Jesus where does the money go? I feel like I have little to nothing to show with it with my rent and insurances I pay for

 

[Fofoca]

I take home £2300 a month (London, office job).

I was getting £3500 in my previous role (same employer). Strangely, I got promoted and took a massive pay cut. But work/life balance is much better.

And I’ve got a relatively stable life/job. Have my own place etc Pay cut just meant less handbags!

 

[Doc]

I'm applying for other jobs. Our head office is in London and the cleaners get paid more than we do. The job is easy enough, it's the constant monitoring that annoys me. You can't be too long typing up notes about why somebody had called in as there are calls queuing. My husband could work every Sunday and earn more than me, with his overtime rate.

I sympathise, I used to work for car insurance repairs company and it was exactly the same... press 4 for a wee and don’t take too long about it!

 

[coleywoley]

I have my own business, retail store - I earn around £50k salary per year from it plus dividends when possible. My husband is self employed contractor in energy, he has a rate of £700 per day, this is before all associated limited company expenses.

We have both made loads of sacrifices, whilst I know we’re really lucky - it’s by no means fallen into our laps. I’m 32, husband is 40 and we have two kids, Scotland.

 

[If i told you …]

rich mans play thing over 50k

 

[Ummasad]

I'm 34 and originally from the UK but have been in the Middle East for 10 years. I work in Strategic Communications and bring home just over GBP 10k a month, plus I get about 80% of my son's school fees covered, and a return flight (Economy) to the UK each year.

Edited to add that the cost of living here is really high, so it doesn't go as far as you might think! My food shopping bill for this month (3 adults, 2 kids and a cat) was over GBP 1k.

 

[JOHN1967]

So my last time was in luxury travel doing marketing and I was on 20k (since being made redundant I’ve been told a lot I was underpaid and they expected me to be on 27k at least with what I was doing). I do find that there’s often a divide between sales and marketing, and I often got annoyed with sales guys who expected commission just for doing their job? I mean I’m sure I would be loving life if I was in their position.

Also, often the sales I.e people picking up the phone came from things myself and the team were doing such as social media posts, email newsletters, offers in our brochure etc. Yet we didn’t receive commission, bonuses or the chance to travel unlike the sales guys. When I brought up that the whole company deserve bonuses for all the hard work we do, one of the other managers said that the sales guys were the ones who made the money and deserved it. Thoughts?

I don't think anyone should get bonuses for doing their job. You don't get doctors or nurses saying I cured you, I want a bonus.

Nor do you get IT staff saying look I installed that package perfectly, how about a bonus.

 

[boringbsh]

I’m on £45k and work in an office. Fuck knows what my job title means but I run everything client facing.

 

[HockyRorror]

I am in awe of some of these wages. I’m embarrassed to say mine so I won’t. I do an office based job (usually, except covid has changed that), full time, my workload has increased a lot as to when I first started but the wage hasn’t. I have no qualifications and not much experience other than this job and I felt lucky to have it but now reading here, I don’t feel lucky or appreciated at all. I would like to study for a qualification but I have no idea what “in”

 

[Gingercream]

I’m a GP and work part time, 3 days a week (although each day is usually 12hrs long with all the admin and paperwork so it’s still 36hrs/week) - my salary is currently £52500 per year.

 

[Viewer1901]

I intended on making a channel on behind the scenes with Etsy, etc. but I got more positive feedback from showing people how to make the kind of stuff I sold!! so.. I’ve morphed into more of a diy tutorial channel over the last year and that’s seen me grow to almost 100K. Not really “mainstream” as I keep my personal self out of it except for the occasional house tour/haul! Never set out for it to be what it is but, I feel incredibly grateful as I’m no where near as skilled or qualified as everyone on this thread.

Tbh this is really interesting because it gives an idea how much influences earn from ads etc. I’ve always wondered - I know obviously it’s different for every YouTube but interesting none the less!

 

[Zenchick101]

Of course, my father gives us money but very carefully monitors what we spend it on (used to check our bank statements, until I made a huge fuss and went paperless and he stopped). He is very tight with money though, he hardly spends on anything unless it’s an investment/education. He buys designer items but only in charity shops and eBay, never retail. My mother wears some logos, but day to day dresses very simple. I’m probably the flashiest out of everyone in the family lol

Our lifestyle is normal on a daily basis. But we do have a cleaner who comes once a week, we go on multiple family holidays a year (not now), usually a multi city trip, staying in 5* hotels. But what you don’t see is my father meticulously planning every detail to make sure we get it for the cheapest price possible, cheapest flight time, date, company, often ringing the hotel asking for offers/deals. I recall once we were on holiday and I was extremely thirsty in the mall, I wanted to buy a drink but my dad refused to let me spend more on a drink in the mall. He made us walk 25 mins in blistering heat so I could get my juice for £1 cheaper. Even though it was my own money

You could never tell my family has money, unless you saw where we lived. My parents drive nice but normal cars, not flashy at all. None of us get birthday presents either, we get “investments” I.e. a house bought “for us”, which you don’t have access to yet (which is great but when you’re a kid all you want is a new phone or some trainers. Hope this answers your question

Thank you it does! It's actually really interesting to read, because it seems that even though you enjoy a higher quality of life then most people your father still insists on being as frugal as possible. So you've been getting investments set up for you since you were kids? I understand wanting presents but at least you're pretty well set up now. I'm also curious what your money habits are as a family, do you use credit cards? do you leverage debt to buy multiple properties as investments? I hope I'm not being nosey, i've been looking into personal finance and finding conflicting view points which is confusing. (ex.Dave Ramsey)

 

[Feeiona]

Wow how do you live with someone like that?

It's bloody hard! There are many arguments and fights but least I know I would be financially stable without him cause I don't get a penny help. We obs half bills etc but other than that I see nothing x

 

[mummy2under2]

What do your parents think now?

Im in my 30s and they’re still pissed off I haven’t done anything with my degree

It’ll never change. I’ve just learnt to accept it now.

 

[Eureka]

Sorry, just wondering do you live under a rock??
Have you never heard of the HSE? It is the irish equivalent of the NHS.
only private schools have fees.
Are you for real?????

Don't know why you have gotten so enflamed by this. We have a concept of free healthcare and education but in practise they are useless.

HSE is not fit for purpose. Its great if you want to be put on a never ending waiting list but if you need something urgently going private is the only way. Don't forget you also have to pay for your hospital visits, GP etc. It's 70 quid a pop to see my GP, I don't meet the threshold for a medical card. Its bloody expensive not to mention the woefully inadequate supports for mental health/ learning disabilities.

Public schools are free in theory but in my area anyway have a voluntary contribution which is usually in the hundreds for a secondary school student. Not to mention the cost of books etc. So yeah, free education is a bit of a joke.

 

[Omghon]

It’s so interesting how much salaries vary up and down the country.

I’m 26 from the north, self employed beauty salon owner, only been going for 5 months but on average have earned £3800 per month, before tax and NI.

It’s so interesting how much salaries vary up and down the country.

I’m 26 from the north, self employed beauty salon owner, only been going for 5 months but on average have earned £3800 per month, before tax and NI.

Should have also added:
I work 5-6 days a week varying from 8-12 hours per day. The build up to Christmas has been manic and the work doesn’t stop when you leave work.... the amount of messages to reply to, booking enquiries, advertising and general running of Instagram/Facebook pages, it’s hard to know when to switch off.

 

[SunshineDreamer]

Ah yes, sadly true. I’ve had the reverse experience. My boyfriend is American and one of his good friends over there is a nurse. He casually told me about their decent pay, 40k starting salary as you say (about £30k) and, sad to say, I was shocked..
It is one element of the American private healthcare system that definitely works out well. And one element of the NHS that is a total travesty.
Nurses pay is actually quite a commonly cited controversial issue. You’ll always hear it compared unfavourably to what a footballer earns in a week, or a bankers bonus or something. It’s like a touchstone for inequality in our society and everyone agrees they deserve much more for what they do.

Nothing ever seems to be changing tho.
Boris Johnson promised us 350 million more a WEEK to spend on the nhs if we left the EU. If that was true that would be a real silver lining to the whole thing and would solve so many problems including that one. It’s not though sorry , tangent.

My husband is an A&E consultant in London, he’s recently been offered a position in the States and his base salary is 3 times as much as he is paid here.