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andrewducker) wrote2009-07-14 02:09 pm
andrewducker) wrote2009-07-14 02:09 pm
Show me the money!
Note - the figures in question 3 are _gross_ income, before tax.
Also - if you earn more than £49k then tick the £49k box.
[Poll #1429637]
Those figures are the income percentiles for the fully employed UK workers, which you can get from here. If you're in the second group (£312 a week) then at least 10% of the population earn less than you, if you're in the third group then at least 20% of the population earns less than you. If you're in the first group then your life sucks.
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red_phil for the link.
Also - if you earn more than £49k then tick the £49k box.
[Poll #1429637]
Those figures are the income percentiles for the fully employed UK workers, which you can get from here. If you're in the second group (£312 a week) then at least 10% of the population earn less than you, if you're in the third group then at least 20% of the population earns less than you. If you're in the first group then your life sucks.
Thanks to
red_phil for the link.
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I don't know about that. I'm in the 8th and a few years ago I was in the first. The difference means I live in a nicer house, give to charity, and have savings. It doesn't make much difference to my everyday life, and what difference it has made has been gradual and easy to miss if I'm not paying attention.
What did feel like a huge change, though, was going from living at home with my parents as a teenager to having an income of my own and having choice about what I spent money on. Living at home, I was well supplied with necessities, and with family holidays and stuff, but if I wanted a book or game or non-necessary item of clothing for myself, being able to just buy it rather than having to save up or wait for Christmas was a huge novelty.