Reply to: Am I earning too much money?

[Charles Foster Kane]

That shoe shine guy probably earns more than you do. It must take him all of 2 minutes to shine them, so at £3 per shine that makes £90 / hour.

He's probably a PERL programmer.

[ChimpMaster]

That shoe shine guy probably earns more than you do. It must take him all of 2 minutes to shine them, so at £3 per shine that makes £90 / hour.

[Moscow Mule]

No one got rich by wasting money.

Every spare pounds needs to be invested for a bumper future!

A shoe shine is not a waste of money! You'll have shiny shoes, safe in the knowledge that you didn't have to get polish on your hands for the pleasure.

[DimPrawn]

No one got rich by wasting money.

Every spare pounds needs to be invested for a bumper future!

[Moscow Mule]

You might be in an accident and lose the ability to work, or develop an illness or disease that incapacitates you. A family member or loved one may need long-term care that you might want to provide.

That's what insurance is for.

The world economy could go tits up meaning there are no well paid jobs or that all jobs are outsourced to the likes of India. Imagine that!

Unlikely in my field, but I don't think it's a reason to forgo the little pleasures in life, like a good shoe shine.

[chubba]

Why should you not continue to be gainfully employed if you continue to update your skills (or indeed specialise in a niche field) throughout your 'career'?

You might be in an accident and lose the ability to work, or develop an illness or disease that incapacitates you. A family member or loved one may need long-term care that you might want to provide. The world economy could go tits up meaning there are no well paid jobs or that all jobs are outsourced to the likes of India. Imagine that!

Lots of things out of your control can happen in your life. Lovely to earn a really good wage but remember what it was like when you were a student or in first jobs at sub £20k per year. Those days could so easily return and that £3 would come in really handy then...

[DimPrawn]

If you have too much money, just buy a (big) house in the South East. You'll be poor then!

PS. When is the next budget due?

[n5gooner]

you can never earn too much !

[milanbenes]

agreed buff,

it takes a first rate plonker to start a thread with such a title

I too am one of the lowest paid poorest contractors around

Milan.

[Buffoon]

Just in case Darling’s minions are looking: I’m so poor that I cannot afford shoes, so I don’t need a shoe shine guy.

[milanbenes]

Winston,

1, perhaps this time next year.
2, wait one year
3, go to 1

Milan.

[Moscow Mule]

I tell myself that earning this much is not a long-term likelihood

Why should you not continue to be gainfully employed if you continue to update your skills (or indeed specialise in a niche field) throughout your 'career'?

[Xenophon]

I tell myself that earning this much is not a long-term likelihood

Probably quite realistic, chubba, although I don't like to accept it (denial!). The thought of doing a permie job for half the dosh is not one that I enjoy.

Now where did I put that plan B...

[Xenophon]

There is no such thing as 'too much money'

[Pickle2]

So I was reflecting today that I have recently taken to paying £3 to get my shoes polished by the shoe shine guy, rather than bothering to clean them myself. How lazy is that?

Dont forget to ask for a reciept.