u/MidnightVintage256

I always see the running joke of " I'm self-employed and I earn £12.5k a year" which is obviously a joke and a way to avoid paying tax, but if they do actually earn over that amount and are required to pay tax, even if they don't declare the earnings, will the government/HMRC see the un declared income and tax it anyway? Won't they get suspicious?

I'm genuinely confused on how they do it/how they get away with it for years.

Genuinely was really shaken this morning, and I'm not sure what happened?

It was 6am and I forgot to turn off my alarm ( I don't start work until later) so when it went off, I leaned over my boyfriend to turn off my phone ( there's no side table next to my side) which somehow woke him up, or he coincidentally woke up at that time.

He started screaming and thrashing and crying. I was confused and tried touching him, assuming he had a nightmare, but he threw my hand off him. I kept saying, " woah woah, you're okay," assuming he had a bad dream.

About 10 seconds later, he came to his senses, and his heart was beating very fast and sweating loads. He said he just woke up feeling absolutely terrified, and it was awful.

We sat up in bed, and I just stayed close to him, making sure he was alright. I gave him a kiss but we couldn't sleep after that.

He said that's never happened to him before, and we have no idea what that was.

I've done a bit of research, and Google says it's night terrors, but I keep thinking about this morning. It really scared me!