NI Contributions as a Poker Player

[DaveShoelace]

Thanks to everyone in this thread, it compelled me to check it out for myself (not a poker pro but have been self employed for a long time so I wasn't sure what counted).

Quick Q if anyone knows. Are all qualifying years equal? Do two people who pay vastly different NI essentially get the same pension?

[Woodsey]

Yes, is the number of years you contribute, not the amount, I think you need 35 years contribution to get max pension.

[DaveShoelace]

Yes, is the number of years you contribute, not the amount, I think you need 35 years contribution to get max pension.

Good stuff cheers fella

[TightEnd]

enough of NI shoelace

explain yourself

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[DaveShoelace]

enough of NI shoelace

explain yourself

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Ha

We went to a wedding a few weeks back where they had these weird photographers who had a load of props, spiderman masks, bo selecta masks and so forth. They made all the guests do one of these.

Wedding was also, clearly, a free bar.

[Ironside]

there is such a thing a a wedding with a free bar?

wow you must have really rich friends

[DaveShoelace]

there is such a thing a a wedding with a free bar?

wow you must have really rich friends

It was a cracking wedding actually. The Father of the Groom started by putting £500 behind the bar, so the Uncle of the Bride put a grand behind the bar, and it kept going like that. They also had an ice cream van turn up with free ice cream for all.

[The Camel]

there is such a thing a a wedding with a free bar?

wow you must have really rich friends

I wouldn't be happy turning up for a wedding and having to pay for booze.

[Woodsey]

there is such a thing a a wedding with a free bar?

wow you must have really rich friends

I wouldn't be happy turning up for a wedding and having to pay for booze.

Really? lol. Weddings are expensive things mate, I would never assume a free bar.

[Marky147]

I've been to weddings where it's free all day/night, but others where the wine/day is free, and there is a bar in the evening.

I thought free all day/night was the occasional thing, rather than the norm.

[DaveShoelace]

Think this was the only free bar wedding I've ever been to. Been to plenty where a token amount was put behind the bar but it always quickly ran out. Also been to one where we had to bring our own booze.

[vegaslover]

All the recent ones I have been to have been free wine on the table, but pay for anything from the bar

[Ironside]

normal that i goto is a free bottle of plonk between 6 or 8 with the meal and any other drink you pay for

most weddings i have gone to people are struggling to pay for the wedding never mind adding a free bar to it

[The Camel]

there is such a thing a a wedding with a free bar?

wow you must have really rich friends

I wouldn't be happy turning up for a wedding and having to pay for booze.

Really? lol. Weddings are expensive things mate, I would never assume a free bar.

I haven't been to huge amount of weddings (maybe an average of one a year for the last 10 years), but I've never been to one with a paid bar.

I don't think they are particularly rich, but maybe they are richer than I thought lol.  

[The Camel]

Or maybe I've been too drunk to remember paying.