"p.k." wrote in message
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"George.com" wrote in message
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"Si" wrote in message
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Warrington, cheshire.

I charge £12, use my own equipment, but i think the average is
about £15 around here.... most round here charge a minimum of two
hours

12 per hour? How the heck do you make a living at that price?


how do people cope on minimum wage?

£12 per hour

30 billable hours per week (in a 40 hour week)

40 max workable week equivalents (rain, snow, frost & holidays wipe out
the rest)

12*30*40 = 14,000 top line business income

From which tools, equipment, public liability insurance, vehicle, etc have
to be paid before drawings.

No pension. No sick pay. No holiday pay.

£12 per hour is WAY too low.

Why is it that (some) people who enjoy gardening as a hobby expect to pay
hobby wages to anyone who does gardening work for them?

Because quite a number of them are doing it as a 'hobby' to make some extra
cash, note 'cash', for doing very little actual 'work'.

The significance of the word 'cash' is that one does not always pay tax on
it!

Alan


pk