How well paid are you?

PasturesNew

I'm not doing too well.

Your wage is 29% of the United Kingdom average and 60% of the world average.

I am self employed and the figure I put in is actually my turnover, so pre-expenses or anything. I also claim no benefits. I live alone, so not poncing off a higher-wage-earner

This month I earnt the equivalent of my rent. So for bills/food/life/everything I used savings.

I'd be better off if I had no savings and was on JSA and claiming for a 1-bed flat ... and watching JK all day.

DpchMd

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'm not doing too well.

Your wage is 29% of the United Kingdom average and 60% of the world average.

I am self employed and the figure I put in is actually my turnover, so pre-expenses or anything. I also claim no benefits. I live alone, so not poncing off a higher-wage-earner

This month I earnt the equivalent of my rent. So for bills/food/life/everything I used savings.

I'd be better off if I had no savings and was on JSA and claiming for a 1-bed flat ... and watching JK all day.

There is another option - find a better job.

You sound like you think people who are self-employed have some intrinsic right to earn more than people on JSA. In fact, every single person on JSA is capable of being self-employed, but that doesn't mean they'd be good at it.

You could even argue that failing to realise that you're bad at what you do in your self-employed role is worse than people on JSA. At least they're trying to find something better (or at least supposed to be).

PasturesNew

DpchMd wrote: »

There is another option - find a better job.

You sound like you think people who are self-employed have some intrinsic right to earn more than people on JSA. In fact, every single person on JSA is capable of being self-employed, but that doesn't mean they'd be good at it.

You could even argue that failing to realise that you're bad at what you do in your self-employed role is worse than people on JSA. At least they're trying to find something better (or at least supposed to be).

Or maybe I was registered self employed, which was growing nicely (as I was quite good at it) and it also provided a residual income .... and I had to stop "actually doing any work" to care for a suddenly terminal parent and then one with rapidly advancing dementia .... and so now just taking the residual income as I have parental responsibilities to meet that will end at some point this year, I just don't know when.

DpchMd

PasturesNew wrote: »

Or maybe I was registered self employed, which was growing nicely (as I was quite good at it) and it also provided a residual income .... and I had to stop "actually doing any work" to care for a suddenly terminal parent and then one with rapidly advancing dementia .... and so now just taking the residual income as I have parental responsibilities to meet that will end at some point this year, I just don't know when.

In that case, I'd suggest taking JSA. Presumably you're also entitled to a carers allowance.

With that in mind, your original post doesn't make any sense at all.

StevieJ

DpchMd wrote: »

You could even argue that failing to realise that you're bad at what you do in your self-employed role is worse than people on JSA. At least they're trying to find something better (or at least supposed to be).

I think she is good at what she does, I wish she would teach me how to do it

StevenMarks

160% of UK average and 331% of world average.

Working in IT as a (not self-employed) consultant.

PasturesNew

DpchMd wrote: »

In that case, I'd suggest taking JSA. Presumably you're also entitled to a carers allowance.

With that in mind, your original post doesn't make any sense at all.

Can't do either. I have a self-employed income, so JSA not possible. My income is >£100/week, so carers allowance not possible. Also, stopped the caring a few months ago anyway.

I also don't "live round here", nor do I want to "live round here" and it's near Lands End.... so very limited access to any jobs, especially as I don't intend sticking around... was hoping to have moved by now, then in a month, then it changed to "hopefully soon", so now I figure I'll be able to move to a big town where there are opportunities, to rebuild my life "sometime this year".... and do a combination of looking for a job/income while rebuilding my s/e stuff.

Many people, especially single/self-employed, are running "off the radar" and not claiming anything - and with a seriously fluctuating income and no fixed abode you don't have the ability to fill in the forms etc to find out what might be possible... so many just soldier on and batten down the hatches.

PasturesNew

StevieJ wrote: »

I think she is good at what she does, I wish she would teach me how to do it

I could ... if you could offer me a self-contained flatlet near the sea in exchange .... hoping to be available sometme in 2012

New tax year soon .... 2011-2012 turned out "OK across the 12 months", but it's pretty dire the past 3-4 months.... but I can rebuild what I have.... it's gonna be a loong and bumpy ride though this year

Sitting here now as I have a consultant trying to tell me why one of my sites is displaying an unexpected code So needed to keep out of his way else I'll spot something I want to fiddle with that'll upset his tests.

michaels

Are the figures wages or are they GDP per head - I do ok if it is wages but as mine supports 5 people the per head is much less impressive.

mgdavid

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'm not doing too well.

Your wage is 29% of the United Kingdom average and 60% of the world average.

I am self employed and the figure I put in is actually my turnover, so pre-expenses or anything. I also claim no benefits. I live alone, so not poncing off a higher-wage-earner

This month I earnt the equivalent of my rent. So for bills/food/life/everything I used savings.

I'd be better off if I had no savings and was on JSA and claiming for a 1-bed flat ... and watching JK all day.

As it specifically says the tool is *NOT* for the self-employed why did you even bother to fill it in?