Rest assured that I hate cheap, and if the project warranted it, I'd go to someone with clout. Also, rest assured that I'm not trying to make a quick buck here.
Right at this moment in time I'm out of work (not asking for sympathy), and if someone offered me £50 I'd take it.
My offer was aimed at someone who has nothing better to do. Maybe someone sat at a desk bored. £50 would buy a few beers would it not? Or maybe go some way to filling a shopping trolley.
I know £50 pound isn't much. I just offered it, no one has to take it. A little while ago, I wouldn't have given the time of day for £50. Though I wouldn't have been quite so nasty or smart-arsed in my refusal as some of the posters here.
SB