How much do you earn? Poll results/discussion

Former_MSE_Lawrence

Poll between 26 May- 02 June 2008:

Are MoneySavers for richer or for poorer?

If you're on this site you're looking to save money or beat the system. Does that mean site users are likely to be richer as they're financially savvy, or poorer as they're here for help... how do you fit in?

How much do you earn a year? Please include pensions / benefits / other income

A. Under £5,000 - 3% (468 votes)
B. £5,001 - £7,500 - 2% (370 votes)
C. £7,501 - £10,000 - 3% (435 votes)
D. £10,001 - £15,000 - 9% (1354 votes)
E. £15,001 - £20,000 - 15% (2228 votes)
F. £20,001 - £25,000 - 14% (2207 votes)
G. £25,001 - £30,000 - 14% (2095 votes)
H. £30,001 - £35,000 - 11% (1621 votes)
I. £35,001 - £40,000 - 8% (1181 votes)
J. £40,001 - £50,000 - 9% (1346 votes)
K. £50,001 - £75,000 - 7% (1141 votes)
L. £75,001 - £100,000 - 3% (415 votes)
M. £100,001 - £250,000 - 2% (306 votes)
N. £200,001 - £500,000 - 0% (25 votes)
O. Over £500,000 - 0% (76 votes)

Voting has now ended, but you can still click 'post reply' to discuss below. Thanks

[Deleted User]

I'm surprised so many people have voted.

oldagetraveller

P - non of your business!

Gordon_the_Moron

If you vote but don't post your answer on this thread like I have done then your vote just becomes a statistic and you don't tell anyone how much you earn.

[Deleted User]

Except the site owners, who have your IP address and user details. No thanks

PasturesNew

My "earnings" vary day to day ... and could spectacularly stop overnight.

I have three main earnings streams:
1] STR fund interest
2] Internet websites earnings (I have about 12+ sites)
3] Home typing I do

[1] is pretty static
[2] varies month by month
[3] fairly consistent, but the long-term intention of my client is the work will go in-house and I expect 24 hours' notice of that suddenly stopping

So I'd hate to put my stick in the sand and say £X when it might not be.

But today £X is probably ... er, H, might be I. Might soon be G.

And I don't give a toss who knows about it. What a suspicious, untrusting lot some seem to be. It doesn't matter what people earn. It's a statistic. If the site knows the financial demographic of its users it is more likely to be able to predict what might be of interest to people.

Or they're just nosey. Either way. It doesn't hurt to tell people what you get. Nobody's going to pop over and rob you!

[Deleted User]

What kind of sites do you run Pastures? I keep thinking i should do some webby earning.. what with my ninja html skills

Have previously lots of dosh making sites, but it's time consuming and now a bit boring

greyster

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Except the site owners, who have your IP address and user details. No thanks

IP address may be able to determine your town.

User details will be your login.

Not of much use.

moneysaving_pharmacist

What about benefits in kind? If we're talking purely income, then J, possibly K depending on extra hours and other bits and pieces. If including benefits in kind, then definitely K, thanks to free accommodation from my employer.

Red_Cat

Quite a range in the results so far. Be interested to see how it pans out.

ps I have voted, of course.

MSE_Martin

greyster wrote: »

IP address may be able to determine your town.

User details will be your login.

Not of much use.

There is no login on this site... only in the forum... it is a main site vote. We porbably could get an agglomerated IP address if we tried. You've my word, the last thing in the word we want to do is try... its just an interesting poll

martin