With the cost of average 300zx's at an all time low (I know that good ones will always fetch a premium)....

 

I wonder what the average income of a 300zx owner is...

 

I made this a private poll - so nobody will know what you put.

earn at least 50k from the commitee role each year..

 

 

Yeah, that's £10K from each of us, right ? LOL :D

This is a really interesting thread, there's been a few like it but not one where people have talked much about it. Its good to see peoples opinions on it. I've been working my tits off simply because I've done 'skint' and feel its time to try 'flush' :smw: Sometimes the lack of a life makes it hard to justify but hopefully soon it will pay back.

I left the Marines on £25k nearly a year and a half ago. I had done a fair bit of IT whilst in the Marines as I always had my eye on what to do next because theres no big cash in the forces. I used to run deployable networks along with all the usual Marines stuff. The year I put my notice in I worked every day all day and got my CCNA and MCSA. I was lucky to go straight into a Cisco networking job as soon as I left. I accepted a fairly low wage (28k) for what I do as I knew the experience would be priceless for me. I've been doing stupendous amounts of OT (did 70hrs overtime in february, and the same in march, left me on the verge of a nervous breakdown!) and on top of that I've been studying for my CCNP for 18mths now every single day(nearly finished now, thank god). Most people I know have taken double the time to get the CCNP certification but I prefer to completely immerse myself and hopefully reap the rewards quicker. Plus its enabled me to take on some very big jobs and get valuable experience. The amount of work and study has nearly broken me but its been well worth it because once I've finished this last exam, and along with all the experience I've gained over the last 18mths I've got a market value approaching £50k in London. Some of the big boys who have gone on to do the CCIE (next level) are on double that. Thats my goal over the next year or two, although I need to make life a bit more relaxed at the same time and live it a bit rather than being 100% work orientated like I am now.

 

I don't want to spend all my life working but I'm hoping that if I dedicate everything to work for a couple of years , kind of like a more serious university, then I can get to a good level and then slow the pace a little to enjoy the rewards more.

between the mortgage and the car i havent got a pot to p#ss in or a window to throw it out of.....but ya just have to keep on smiling ( prozac helps too )

i work 80 hour weeks trying to build something up with the aim of it paying off in 3 years (after 10 years of hard work)

 

I take enough home to live and don't really have any luxuries other than food

 

in the past 7 years I have probably had the experience some would get in a 50 year career.

 

CCIE is a really good way to go Royal, just try and get into a company that will support you through it, its always better to learn on the job and will be valued more. we aim to train everyone to at least CCNA standard and CCNP for the special ones.

 

not sure about the old MCSE though, but our 3rd line techs will soon be going onto RHCE training.

I did the MCSA because I'd been working with servers for a few years and would have a fall back option of doing Cisco/MS if I couldn't go full cisco like I have. Servers (esp MS) bore me silly, although red hat seems a bit more interesting than MS. I did a bit of Linux/Unix a few years back when we ran some Solaris servers.

Fortunately I've not touched a server in the last 18mths, and have designed and configured just about everything that cisco (and similar) sell so happy days. It'll be a big breath of fresh air when I get the last CCNP exam done. I doubt I'll rest for long mind as I want to crack the CCIE whilst I've got the momentum.

I work for a big multi-national outsourcing company. They don't support me in so far as actually sending me on training courses ; I don't really believe in boot camps anyhow mind; they do pay for the exams though. I got an excellent report and expect a big pay rise once the CCNP is done, but may move to London and go for a job with perhaps the investment banks as that seems to be where the money is at the moment.

The main advantage is the experience that I can get from such a big company as we have a lot of very big contracts. I can pretty much get into as deep water as I like, which is good as I prefer the progression that I get from always being slightly out of my depth and challenged. I just do a lot of testing and extra study when I get big jobs to make sure I get it right.

I don't work half as hard but earn twice as much as i used to.I used to work at least 6 days a week and 7 every other week for about 5 years.I'm no better off now though as i have a big mortgage, i'm out every weekend and i own a Zed LOL

 

I've done my graft it's time for the young ones to do there's :D

One day I'll be able to say the same thing :-) I'm trying not to grow up at the moment (half succeding: My body is feeling old but my mental age is still young! now where's my skateboard gone?)

One day I'll be able to say the same thing :-) I'm trying not to grow up at the moment (half succeding: My body is feeling old but my mental age is still young! now where's my skateboard gone?)

 

You remember the skateboard the first time around :rofl: :rofl: :D :tongue: :p

This is a really interesting thread, there's been a few like it but not one where people have talked much about it. Its good to see peoples opinions on it. I've been working my tits off simply because I've done 'skint' and feel its time to try 'flush' :smw: Sometimes the lack of a life makes it hard to justify but hopefully soon it will pay back.

I left the Marines on £25k nearly a year and a half ago. I had done a fair bit of IT whilst in the Marines as I always had my eye on what to do next because theres no big cash in the forces. I used to run deployable networks along with all the usual Marines stuff. The year I put my notice in I worked every day all day and got my CCNA and MCSA. I was lucky to go straight into a Cisco networking job as soon as I left. I accepted a fairly low wage (28k) for what I do as I knew the experience would be priceless for me. I've been doing stupendous amounts of OT (did 70hrs overtime in february, and the same in march, left me on the verge of a nervous breakdown!) and on top of that I've been studying for my CCNP for 18mths now every single day(nearly finished now, thank god). Most people I know have taken double the time to get the CCNP certification but I prefer to completely immerse myself and hopefully reap the rewards quicker. Plus its enabled me to take on some very big jobs and get valuable experience. The amount of work and study has nearly broken me but its been well worth it because once I've finished this last exam, and along with all the experience I've gained over the last 18mths I've got a market value approaching £50k in London. Some of the big boys who have gone on to do the CCIE (next level) are on double that. Thats my goal over the next year or two, although I need to make life a bit more relaxed at the same time and live it a bit rather than being 100% work orientated like I am now.

 

I don't want to spend all my life working but I'm hoping that if I dedicate everything to work for a couple of years , kind of like a more serious university, then I can get to a good level and then slow the pace a little to enjoy the rewards more.

 

You should have stayed in the Royal Marines. You could have been doing a nice spell in Iraq or Afghanistan now and not having anywhere to spend your money. That way you could be coming home with a wallet full of dosh and looking to spend it all on a new Zed - and lots of beer! Don't you miss it?

I'll been up and down with work and money several times, but the best of I've ever been was when i first left college and was working for an Addvertising agency. I earned a reasonable living, but had a fantastic Quality of life.

 

Then when my first child was born to just before my 3rd child came along. I was a free lance Illustrator. It was after black Monday. Money wasn't good, work wasn't regular enough but we were very happy and did the simple things.

 

11years ago I started my own company and I have earned some silly money, but I have less to spend now than I ever have. I think my kids expect everything too easy and my wife doles out too much to them. She expects too much. I work on average about 100 hours a week and I'm pissed of with the lot.

 

I'm seriously thinking of selling up an moving to France.

 

Like many here have said. If you earn it your family live it. a proper work life balance has to be found if you want to be happy

thats pretty deep... its food for thought for a 23 year old like myself...

 

I'll been up and down with work and money several times, but the best of I've ever been was when i first left college and was working for an Addvertising agency. I earned a reasonable living, but had a fantastic Quality of life.

 

Then when my first child was born to just before my 3rd child came along. I was a free lance Illustrator. It was after black Monday. Money wasn't good, work wasn't regular enough but we were very happy and did the simple things.

 

11years ago I started my own company and I have earned some silly money, but I have less to spend now than I ever have. I think my kids expect everything too easy and my wife doles out too much to them. She expects too much. I work on average about 100 hours a week and I'm pissed of with the lot.

 

I'm seriously thinking of selling up an moving to France.

 

Like many here have said. If you earn it your family live it. a proper work life balance has to be found if you want to be happy

you will never earn enough.

 

As soon as your income goes up so does your standard of life and so does the need for more money

you will never earn enough.

 

As soon as your income goes up so does your standard of life and so does the need for more money

 

It all depends on who you really are. To some peeps...being surrounded by things they've purchased is an expression of who they are and if theyre insecure they'll never have enough.......others are just content to 'be'.

 

To others, me included, to buy freedom from the rat race is what its about.

 

And then you have those who do drugs etc or drown their life with booze....and those who do nothing :confused:

 

we are all equal because 1 rule applies imho......you make your bed...you lie in it.

 

Christ I can talk sh*te on a monday :wack:

 

 

anyone got a tenner they can lend me :D

It's all the old codgers on the clever money. ;)

 

Bloody cheek! I'm only 4 years older than you mate........... ;)

 

Richard :smw:

i have recently had a double your money promotion, only been with the company since november so must be shuffling those papers right!

 

when i took the job it was for less money than i was offered elsewhere but had great job security and better prospects. was a gamble but certainly paid off.

 

have went from 14.5k to nearly 30k woohoo!!!!

earn at least 50k from the commitee role each year..

 

I havnt seen my 50k!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

35k Basic for 36 hour week, with the ability to earn over 40k with sunday and rest day working, plus i get 2 weeks off every 8 with full pay, also time off within the 8 week period, worth its weight in gold

35k Basic for 36 hour week, with the ability to earn over 40k with sunday and rest day working, plus i get 2 weeks off every 8 with full pay, also time off within the 8 week period, worth its weight in gold

:shock: WHAT DO YOU DO AND HAVE THEY GOT ANY JOBS lmao!!!!!

:shock: WHAT DO YOU DO AND HAVE THEY GOT ANY JOBS lmao!!!!!

 

Train Driver, but all rail companies have different working conditions, some do 4 days on and have 3 days off and annual leave, some drivers may earn more but have banked hours so they get their overtime etc payed in advance so they are obligated to do the overtime or rest day work, it suits me the way i work. I also get 1 of the best types of pension available too. My company always taking on trainee drivers, but you would need to move down this way to be near the job :D O and i also get 5 lieu days a year to take when ever i want either in 1 go or split them

I get pay increases every 6month and earn a good wage for a 21year old but im never any better off because instead of diesel jeans, you buy paul smith etc. Same with cars.. MG ZR turned into a 300zx!!

You should have stayed in the Royal Marines. You could have been doing a nice spell in Iraq or Afghanistan now and not having anywhere to spend your money. That way you could be coming home with a wallet full of dosh and looking to spend it all on a new Zed - and lots of beer! Don't you miss it?

 

LOL you got it in one.Thats where i am now on the Turkish side of the Iraq border inthe Anitolia mountains (something like that).

The only thing to keep me ocupied is the Kurds shooting at the camp at night to test the Armys strength.They fire 5 rounds and the Army fire about 2000 back LOL.

I dont usualy do these dangerous jobs but for £1800 a week i couldnt say no.