Cleaning Job at Buckingham Palace but the Salary is Terrible

I agree. I expect live in is worth a minimum of 1k per month so that is another 12k per year and I expect there is a fair amount of beverages on tap, if not actual food. They have no gas, electric, rates, council tax, tv licence etc to pay so that's another 3 or 4k per year and we are now talking around 32k per year. I would love 16k spends per year. Most I ever earned during 50 years of working, and for the last year only, was 25k and I lived a good life with mortgage, car and all bills etc plus raised two kids ALONE. Never got in serious debt and still now refuse to buy anything on credit, if I can't buy it I don't have it.

I earn 16k in a month doing I.T. work for an offshore company. I hope this salary lasts long enough though, I can't keep up with the lifestyle should I earn less.

jakemoss if that is true i am shocked at your comment. You should be able to live in great comfort on a quarter of that. In fact you could save 10k per month instead of 'keeping up the lifestyle' which would buy you a decent house outright in a couple of years or so. But hey, your money and your life to live as you choose, just hope you have no later regrets.

Generally only because of housing prices, I doubt few single people will have £300 a week left when they've paid rent, food, heating costs, council tax, water charges etc. etc. those "living in" get their food provided and a roof over their heads and no bills to worry about. There are some married couples on the staff - if they can't save many thousands of pounds a year, I dread to think how they'll manage in retirement.

Did you know that in the UK the places with the lowest council tax are in London? Westminster for a band D property is £674 mine also band D not too far from Manchester is nearly three times that £1,840. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/tax/11962411/The-highest-and-lowest-council-tax-bills.html

It's a pity she has no cleaning skills she could be earning much more. (with less hassle)

I think teachers need a pay rise!

davidstockport she has just completed her masters and is now embarking on PhD and it is part of her journey but considering her qualifications the pay in no way reflects that or the hours. Ultimately she hopes to go on to university lecturing which will hopefully be a lot better paid and less stressful!