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| Originally Posted by Odin I could go to London and work on the agency. I would more than double my current salary.
I would then pay more tax, not live Devon 10 mins drive from a dive site. No pension - other than a private one (which I have already).
At the end of a crappy day I come home (10 mins on the bike) walk down by the estuary, have a chat with various people that have I may meet. We have the time to stop and say hello. Look over to see who is on my mooring so I can demand a beer from them!
Quality of life is very important to me. I managed 6 months in London. Hated every minute of it. Worked in Saudi - had good times and bad times. But although originally from Lancashire, I consider Devon to be my home, Been here 20 years on Friday!
So, briefly, money is not my driving force. I would like more - but can manage a pretty good lifestyle on what I earn now.
Paul |
Odin is right, London isn't all its cracked up to be , higher cost of living etc and I am only here because my wife teaches here and isn't in the shadow of her parents who were both top teachers in our hometown. I could get a job back home that pays a damn sight less than London and still be better off but you have to lok at happiness from all angles not just the fiscal side of it, I have a really good working relationship with my teams in work and more friends in London and the south east than I ever did in North Wales.
A decent wage really is what you make out of it.
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