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What does everybody do?

Just posting out of my own curiosity....

What do people do for a living on here? You don't have to be specific its just i currently work full time but am thinking of jacking it in and going back to college in September so just wondered how all you amazing people cope with your monies if you work/don't work/study etc?
Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
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  • bringmeshoes
    bringmeshoes Posts: 2,792 Forumite
    i work for o2 in a call centre, althiugh i work in back office, not frontline call taking. money is not bad for the area i live in and generally i quite like my job and work with great people, also i get a really good staff deal on my moblie!! (p.s this is not a plug for o2!!!)
    The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about - Oscar Wilde:beer:
    Big sister to Hayley11 and Before Hollywood and adopted daughter of Vikingero
  • MiniLaura
    MiniLaura Posts: 482 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'm doing a years work experience in a finance dept - get paid but very low wages so its meant budgeting a lot! I think its worth it as Ive got the experience to get a better job in the future!

    Was considering going to college or uni course but this came up. Been lucky! Would say if not happy with current job or wanting to retrain, go for it!
    :j Debt-Free-Wannabe! :j
    Declutter/Ebay/Savings
  • i work as a business insurance underwriter
  • red74
    red74 Posts: 348 Forumite
    civil servant doing policy development - it's a very odd job.
    1st April 2008 challenge
    :mad: xmas overspend = [strike]£254.05[/strike] £0:j......cc1 = [strike]£240.78[/strike] £0:j .......cc2 = [strike]£667.47[/strike] £0 :j ...amount owed to ISA = [strike]£1599.90[/strike] £0:j
    TOTAL TO GO = [strike]£2762.20[/strike] £0 !!!:dance: DONE IT DONE IT DONE IT!!!:dance:
  • meyore
    meyore Posts: 2,721 Forumite
    Work in the post office and there are days when I love it and days when I hate it. If I didn't have any debts I would definetly go back to college to train in something more exciting or at least better paid!
    :heartpuls :love: :heartpuls
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I scrounge the state for benefits while sitting on my a**e watching jeremy kyle and letting the kids trash our council house. ;)
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • lilmissmup
    lilmissmup Posts: 6,884 Forumite
    LOL! :rotfl:
    Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month
  • Work, And Have Worked For LloydsTSB For 7 years .... And At 24 Feel Like The 'Old Man' Of The Department!


    [For Those Thinking Of Throwing Vegetables At Me; They Will Be Greatly Received]
    Proud To Be Dealing With My Debts - 1420 Days To Go!
    LBM: £103,592.98 / Currently £78,500.08 - Down 24.22% / Mortgage: £92,800.00 / Loan: £17,284.21 / Overdraft: £450.09 / C/Card 0%(October 08): £5,601.54 / C/Card 0% (January 09): £1075.22 / Child Care: £137.80
    Share Investments: £51,390.74 / Money Owed From GS: £5,812.61
  • flutterbyuk25
    flutterbyuk25 Posts: 7,009 Forumite
    I'm civil servant too but work in a call centre :sad: not great but well paid and good benefits.....however I've been very fortunate to secure a 14 week secondment to the Prince's Trust where I am currently working as an assistant team leader to a group of disadvantaged youngsters aged 16-21, and I'm loving every minute of it :D I'm halfway though it at mo

    x
    * Rainbow baby boy born 9th August 2016 *

    * Slimming World follower (I breastfeed so get 6 hex's!) *
  • Riq
    Riq Posts: 10,430 Forumite
    I'm an accountant, or at least halfway to being qualified anyway!! :D
    "I'm not from around here, I have my own customs"
    For confirmation: No, I'm not a 40 year old woman, I'm a 26 year old bloke!
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