Max Turns £20,000 Redundancy Bet Into Pizza Truck Earning £4,000-£6,000 a Month
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 23
Max Turns £20,000 Redundancy Bet Into Pizza Truck Earning £4,000-£6,000 a Month
2 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 23
Summary
£20,000 from Max's redundancy package funded a horsebox-to-pizza-truck conversion last year, and the business now brings in £4,000-£6,000 a month from weddings, parties and pop-ups.
Redundancy forced the couple to reassess their finances, cut costs including gym memberships and Sky TV, and decide the investment was a manageable risk because they had no children or other dependents.
Their long-running 50/50 money system stayed in place even when they relied on Hannah's £40,000-£60,000 salary, with both incomes paid into a joint account and equal personal spending allowances.
Max said he capped the venture at the initial £20,000 and would seek another job if it failed; for now, he pays himself enough from the business to cover the mortgage.
The couple say frequent, open money discussions helped them make the gamble, echoing Quilter research showing 46% of couples do not share financial planning equally.