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Hmm, the only other role that exists that I could go up to would be account management, which would be around £25k mark, but there is a lot more commitment involved for the extra pay, travelling etc as well.
I have also started Mystery Shopping / Auditing on the side to bring in extra income which I find quite enjoyable, and want to launch my own small business to bring in some extra money next year too - so not too worried about career progression just yet.
Living quite comfortably at the moment with a relatively stress-free life, but just thinking about progression for when I want to get a mortgage or something.
I looked at mystery shopping etc but the time involved vs the money you get isn't worth it, personally speaking.0 -
19lottie82 wrote: »I'm an Equipment Administrator for a warehouse. I earn £25k for 37.5 hours a week. The benefits are pretty good, they include private health / dental cover. amongst others.
I also have my own eBay business where I estimate I will earn about £18k pre tax this year.
I put all my earnings from the latter into a savings account tho, and try not to touch it unless I really need to.
Ebay business? Can you expand upon that..??0 -
35 years old and a Secretary/Admin in the Midlands £24kDebt Free Jan 2015 :T0
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guitarman001 wrote: »You're doing well to earn so much if you've not got a degree? No offence there, you know what I mean! I'm sure that number will go up..
An employer will pay what they can get away with and no more. Best bet is to move company.
No degree here and definitely no offence taken
One of the best decisions I made not going to uni. I'm now at the stage in my career where my experience out weighs a degree for some jobs. Having experience running a companies infrastructure and website looks better than having studied about it.
Luck more than anything though, I got my first IT job in 2007 just before the recession hit and managed to keep it. Then somebody left 12 months later and I got a promotion, only suitable application so they took a chance. Right place at the right time.
If i'd have gone to uni it would have been a scrap to beat the hundreds of graduates that were applying for every position going. If i'm honest I doubt i'd be working in IT if I would have gone to uni. None of my friends that went are after spending thousands and thousands on studying Computer Science.0 -
guitarman001 wrote: »Ebay business? Can you expand upon that..??
I buy various products in bulk to sell on ebay, that look like they will sell well and I will make a decent profit on, when they stop doing either of these, I move onto another product.
Don't have a specific "category" that I stick to, just research what's selling at a good profit and go with that.
It's good money for the amount of time it takes me, maybe 10 hours a week (packing and admin), plus spending my half hour lunch break mon - fri going to the post office. Only real downside is all the boxes cluttering up my flat.0 -
guitarman001 wrote: »You're doing well to earn so much if you've not got a degree? No offence there, you know what I mean! I'm sure that number will go up..
An employer will pay what they can get away with and no more. Best bet is to move company.
I'm the only one out of my close group of friends without a degree and I earn the most at age 24, and is fact out-earn both of my parents. If I had the get up and go to go self-employed I could earn a lot more.
The secret? Find a niche' where few people understand what you do and become an expert on the subject/skill. It's always going to be an uphill battle in common vocations where the supply of skilled people is bigger than the marketplace, unless you are truly exceptional at your job or have the right connections.
I think too many people are encouraged to go the academic route, when it's the commercial world that holds most of the money. Commercial deal-making cannot be taught by a book, it's learned through a culmination of experiences. If you're a strong negotiator or seller, you should never find yourself in need of a job. Being strong at quoting Plato or interpreting poetry is not going to be quite so beneficial.
I don't mean to attack university, it definitely has it's place, just pointing out it's not a necessary prerequisite to wealth.0 -
McCloud... What do you do then, and what age? I'm guessing something to do wiht IT. Wise words!
Will reply to other posts later as on my phone just now.
Always thought hitting near the 50k mark would be great but taking into account life's bills I reckon a couple needs £4k net to get by comfortably. £3.5k net per month would be OK by me, requiring close to a £10k rise, which is realistic but not with current employer unfortunately0 -
25 years old, Lcpl in the army as a mechanic (higher pay band), £27,500 a year at the moment, level 7 of 9, level 9 maxes out at £29,500. Goes up a level each year. Looking at it here seems like a better wage than i thought.0
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Deputy Nursery Manager/ Senco / Early Years Teacher and I get paid £8 an hour term time only0
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I work for KFC as a Team Member/Cook, I earn £6.50 per hour on a Zero Hours Contract, not done less than 28 hours a week yet, most weeks at 34 hours (except the last 2 weeks, as been off sick with sprained wrist, but going back to work on Wednesday)0
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