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Chev - thanks for that mate.
The simple things eh?
Tyllwyd - those numbers are gross, yea. I tend to think more towards 30-40% to give a bit of leeway.
Better to have money left over for tax than be scraping to try and have enough to cover what you owe.
Been really slack with it recently with what I've put aside for tax going out on debts - really bad idea I know but pre-lightbulb I was trying everything I could to get over the next hurdle (payment) without keeping the big picture in mind... so will be doing a few jobs "for tax" once this current crisis is ove.
I suppose that's much of the meaning of a lightbulb moment though... When you finally realise you've been doing it all wrong and do whatever you can to get everything back in order - in the right order (ie. tax = HIGH priority
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Thanks for the input again guys - please do keep it coming - it's all being taken on board.Everything looks better from the seat of a bicycle.0
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