Savings how much

[Greatballsofedam]

So there are a few threads going around about money and how people can't cope on what they earn
My question

1. what do you earn
   
2. what are your outgoings
   
3. how much is left at from your salary's at the end of the week/month/year
   
4. how much in savings do you have
   
   I am just interested to see some answers

[Gillian1980]

Joint income £52k.

Outgoings - pretty much to the penny of our income! We work off a big spreadsheet and if we have a special event or an unexpected cost then we reduce our food budget.

Savings - none. We're currently paying off debt so when that's cleared we'll start saving. Roll on June when one of the big ones £200 p/m is gone!

[iloveuihateu]

I'm not sure if I count as an enormous income compared to some on this thread but of course we have time to MN.

On our bloody long commutes (four hours a day!) and even big earners get weekends

[iloveuihateu]

That was to RebelandAStunner

[Highliving]

Some people here have some real big incomes, Could I ask what you do?

Solicitor? Doctor?

That is dream wages. Obviously you must be very qualified

[vrid85]

Highliving it really annoys me how I can't join in with this thread without having my integrity questioned. If I'd have put that I earn £20000pa noone would have batted an eyelid! Fact is we don't. My DH and I own a successful company which has gone from strength to strength and this has as allowed us to take out quite a hefty sum.

Of course this thread is going to attract the responses of higher earners, it's a sad fact that 12years ago when I was a single mother on £17,000pa I was so constantly stressed and worried about money and debt that I buried my head in the sand and definitely wouldn't have responded to a post like this.

[Longdistance]

Dh is on about £70k, I'm part time (28hrs) but I'm on a paltry £13k, £18k full time.

We used to put things on credit cards, but at the grand old age of 45 and 41, we've decided to save. We have about £4K in access savers accounts, and about an equal amount in shares. And about £2k tied away. Not too bad considering what we've saved in about 6 months.

[Mrskeats]

Dp earns £105,000
I earn about £50,000

Outgoings about £3000
Save a couple of grand a month