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ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 16 Oct 2013 22:42

Some of the girls I was at school with started off in office work, hairdressing, then realised I had more money than them (working in a factory) they left that and came into factory work too.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Budgie Rustler

Budgie Rustler Report 16 Oct 2013 22:37

My first weeks wages was £2:9s:8d for a 46 hr week at a Builders/Plumbers Merchants. Hodding bricks and digging foundation and pipe trenches. (by hand may I add) :-D

"The good old days"..., Not :-P

Researching:
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3lwXEGWIM ... There is no God. No single Creator. There is only Creation itself. Creation does not need to be explained ... It just IS.

Sharron

Sharron Report 16 Oct 2013 22:34

Luxury. I think mine was about £3.

We won't even look at the money to the mother fiasco.

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 16 Oct 2013 22:32

Yes you didn't get into debt, you budgeted and when it was gone you waited for the next pay day.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 16 Oct 2013 22:31

Mine was about that too and I gave around the same to my mother. I still managed to buy clothes and makeup and go out on a Saturday night :-)

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 16 Oct 2013 22:27

My first wage was £8 a week, gave £5 to my Mum and I thought I was loaded.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 16 Oct 2013 22:25

I agree, Sharron. My son is paid monthly and he finds it hard to budget.

Sharron

Sharron Report 16 Oct 2013 22:24

It is much more easy to organize your money if you are paid weekly I find.

Our benefits are paid weekly.

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 16 Oct 2013 22:23

I remember that too. The boss would come out with a box and hand each of us our wages. Rich for a day :-)

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 16 Oct 2013 22:20

Wages were in little brown envelopes, you got paid on Thursdays and you were skink by Monday. ;-)

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

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