• Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!

Recent content by Doddy

  1. D

    How long to wait till getting paid ?

    payment terms payment terms I have been surprised by the amount of luck I had when I chucked the permie job for this lark last April. I did not consider when I would get paid, but it worked out OK - which was good fortune not good planning. My pay period ends on the last Friday of each month...
  2. D

    American car companies going bust

    Car costs - an observation Car costs - an observation I was in Florida for three weeks late last year and was amazed by the cost of vehicles there - they are two thirds, if not less, of the price they are here. This only applied to US vehicles - if the yanks want to flaunt their wealth, they...
  3. D

    Hurricane Wilma to be …

    is this the best time? is this the best time? Guess who flies to Florida tomorrow morning........ I'm there for three weeks - orlando, clearwater, naples and key west - do you think I should pack a kagoul? Or a cardigan? Key West may be in Arkansas by the time I get there.
  4. D

    Fantastic news

    I'm braced for vitriol and abuse...... I'm braced for vitriol and abuse...... .....but I was a civil sevant for a number of years, until I saw where the money was and got out early this year. Cvil service pay is pathetic, and civil service pensions at 50 are for firemen, police officers and...
  5. D

    WinMx (P2P) trouble

    grateful grateful thanks
  6. D

    WinMx (P2P) trouble

    Any help greatly appreciated. I recently un-installed WinMx as it was 'freezing'. I have downloaded the latest version, but this won't/can't detect an internet connection. during setup, it looks for a connection, but then says I may not be connected. It also says that if I am behind a...
  7. D

    Was the Crucifixion a terrible mistake ?

    Familiar Familiar Spooky - this sounds sooo like a book we used to read at infant school. Anyone else remember it? Can't remember who wrote it but it wasn't Dan Brown.
  8. D

    Nett pay

    Good points - I bank what I don't need, so that I can fall back on it when required , so I suppose when you operate as a Ltd, you don't take out more than you need at that time, and then continue to pay yourself a salary when there is no income. What I am trying to work out is, what is the real...
  9. D

    Nett pay

    I'm im my first contract, and I've followed the discussion about Ltd Vs Umbrella with interest, because I want to - obviously - maximise my income. I draw an average of 64% from my brolly, but what is YOUR average that you draw fom your own Ltd co? This would need to take into account any...

Advertisers

Back
Top