What is "Good Money"

[Milltown Row2]

I see person has take home pay of 2 grand a week!!! Nice , would like that

[Minder]

I see person has take home pay of 2 grand a week!!! Nice , would like that

No the question is what constitutes "good money", not what your salary is.

[Milltown Row2]

Its what you pay out after earning that..... The more ya have the more you spend!

[manfromdelmonte]

before or after tax?

at least ye don't have the USC

[Franko]

before or after tax?

at least ye don't have the USC

After

[haranguerer]

This is going well   

[LeoMc]

Dear Franko,

I wouldn't have went with those categories. Instead I would have used:

1) €0 - €400
2) €401 - €600
3) €601 - €800
etc

I thought about that. The reason I went for the categories I did were because I thought that, in all honesty, nobody would determine less than £400 p/w as being good money and similarly, I didn't think that anyone would argue that someone taking home more than £1000 p/w wasn't making a good wage.  I guess I figured that the answer would have lay somewhere in between those limits.  I appreciate that these things are all relative, but everyone will have a figure in their head, that if they heard, would say, "Jeez, that's a good wage".  I wanted to find out where that figure lay for the boarders.

Are you asking what we think is good money or what we earn. Most people would count a bit more than they are getting as good money.

What you think is good money.  I don't think I could have been much clearer than that. Don't agree with the part in bold at all.  But if that's the way you think, then vote for it.  It's an anonymous poll of an anonymous forum so you won't be giving too much away.

Just making the same point a few others have, that "Good money" is a relative thing.
If a man is taking home £350 per week and got offered £400 he would see it as good money. IF a man was taking home £400 and got offered £450 he would see it as good money.

What is viewed as good money can depend as much on current expectations as well as on the Industry a man is in and where he lives.

Good money for a C++ programmer (the nerds can probably give a better example of what is in demand) living in SF London or Dublin would be very different from good money for a Joiner or Tiler in Cavan who has his house paid for 10 years ago and been getting by for the last 3 or 4 years.

[Franko]

Dear Franko,

I wouldn't have went with those categories. Instead I would have used:

1) €0 - €400
2) €401 - €600
3) €601 - €800
etc

I thought about that. The reason I went for the categories I did were because I thought that, in all honesty, nobody would determine less than £400 p/w as being good money and similarly, I didn't think that anyone would argue that someone taking home more than £1000 p/w wasn't making a good wage.  I guess I figured that the answer would have lay somewhere in between those limits.  I appreciate that these things are all relative, but everyone will have a figure in their head, that if they heard, would say, "Jeez, that's a good wage".  I wanted to find out where that figure lay for the boarders.

Are you asking what we think is good money or what we earn. Most people would count a bit more than they are getting as good money.

What you think is good money.  I don't think I could have been much clearer than that. Don't agree with the part in bold at all.  But if that's the way you think, then vote for it.  It's an anonymous poll of an anonymous forum so you won't be giving too much away.

Just making the same point a few others have, that "Good money" is a relative thing.
If a man is taking home £350 per week and got offered £400 he would see it as good money. IF a man was taking home £400 and got offered £450 he would see it as good money.

What is viewed as good money can depend as much on current expectations as well as on the Industry a man is in and where he lives.

Good money for a C++ programmer (the nerds can probably give a better example of what is in demand) living in SF London or Dublin would be very different from good money for a Joiner or Tiler in Cavan who has his house paid for 10 years ago and been getting by for the last 3 or 4 years.

Obviously I know this, but vote for whatever that figure is for you.  Then we'll maybe get a feel for what the board thinks.

[seafoid]

Franko

For a more complete view you really would need to consult "readers' wives". They spend a lot of the money.

[LeoMc]

Dear Franko,

I wouldn't have went with those categories. Instead I would have used:

1) €0 - €400
2) €401 - €600
3) €601 - €800
etc

I thought about that. The reason I went for the categories I did were because I thought that, in all honesty, nobody would determine less than £400 p/w as being good money and similarly, I didn't think that anyone would argue that someone taking home more than £1000 p/w wasn't making a good wage.  I guess I figured that the answer would have lay somewhere in between those limits.  I appreciate that these things are all relative, but everyone will have a figure in their head, that if they heard, would say, "Jeez, that's a good wage".  I wanted to find out where that figure lay for the boarders.

Are you asking what we think is good money or what we earn. Most people would count a bit more than they are getting as good money.

What you think is good money.  I don't think I could have been much clearer than that. Don't agree with the part in bold at all.  But if that's the way you think, then vote for it.  It's an anonymous poll of an anonymous forum so you won't be giving too much away.

Just making the same point a few others have, that "Good money" is a relative thing.
If a man is taking home £350 per week and got offered £400 he would see it as good money. IF a man was taking home £400 and got offered £450 he would see it as good money.

What is viewed as good money can depend as much on current expectations as well as on the Industry a man is in and where he lives.

Good money for a C++ programmer (the nerds can probably give a better example of what is in demand) living in SF London or Dublin would be very different from good money for a Joiner or Tiler in Cavan who has his house paid for 10 years ago and been getting by for the last 3 or 4 years.

Obviously I know this, but vote for whatever that figure is for you.  Then we'll maybe get a feel for what the board thinks.

Done

[FL/MAYO]

Good money depends on where you live and how much a house costs

Seafoid, what would you consider to be good money for a family of 4 to live comfortably in the Galway/Mayo area. I know its like asking how long is a piece of string but in your best estimate what would you consider to be good money in this scenario?

Countryside or in the town. Galway city is expensive, a lot of people commute from Mayo as house prices are much cheaper. If you live in rural parts you'd prob want to be on 70k gross per annum between u and spouse.
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Countryside but not to rural either. Probably in the Westport area or within 10 miles of Galway city. I'm on a 2 year countdown so trying to get a feel for what to expect when we move back.

[FL/MAYO]

Good money depends on where you live and how much a house costs

Seafoid, what would you consider to be good money for a family of 4 to live comfortably in the Galway/Mayo area. I know its like asking how long is a piece of string but in your best estimate what would you consider to be good money in this scenario?

Countryside or in the town. Galway city is expensive, a lot of people commute from Mayo as house prices are much cheaper. If you live in rural parts you'd prob want to be on 70k gross per annum between u and spouse.
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Countryside but not to rural either. Probably in the Westport area or within 10 miles of Galway city. I'm on a 2 year countdown so trying to get a feel for what to expect when we move back.

[Tony Baloney]

Franko was VERY clear that he doesn't want actual salary details.