Absolute clueless comment from someone who obviously never been self employed. When you take in the shit money you have to be on for few years to learn a trade then have to invest in a van and all your own kit. Public liability insurance the fact you have to pay your own tax, no holiday pay and no sick pay and no pension with a company matching your contribution. Accountant bills plus going around spending your own time quoting jobs on time wasters, collecting materials first thing or last thing of the day. Constantly waiting on people to pay invoices. Advertising too plus recessions and quiet periods. Plus the actual stress of not having a guaranteed income to keep a roof over you. This along with all the shit you have to put your body through on your joints and breathing dust in every day. Joe Public that want 2 days work in 1 for peanuts... could literally go on. Decent reliable tradesmen around leicester should be minimum £220 + a day else your better off working your way up somewhere like aldi. My advice is once you've found a decent reliable trade keep hold of them and be willing to wait for them.