comfortable salary

krisboats said:
I get the feeling that this was aimed at me, but i may be wrong. Never been on benefits and never been on jobseekers :rolleyes:
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Sorry, no. I had poor timing. Certainly not aimed at you!

Was just pondering that if I had a low salary but had children, my requirements shouldn't be that much greater than a single person as the government (may) pick up the slack.
 
meghatronic said:
Sorry, no. I had poor timing. Certainly not aimed at you!

Was just pondering that if I had a low salary but had children, my requirements shouldn't be that much greater than a single person as the government (may) pick up the slack.
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Ah, that's fair enough. It's my man-time of the month i reckon :p
 
I reckon £40Kish is a decent amount for a single person to be pretty comfortable in London.

Where I live you can get a decent 1 bed flat for well under £1000pcm. It's zone 5, but fairly easy commute to the city or canary wharf and is a very nice area.
When I moved to my current place a few years ago I was on around about that figure and I certainly didn't have any problems and have always enjoyed myself.
 
First job after uni, was an industry low of 18, but it was comfortable, managed to save a good bundle and went on the most amazing backpacking holiday. In London people say 35 sounds like a good start.
 
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Erm, when I was earning 21k, I was living quite comfortably in London. (1 bedroom house in zone 4 for 825pcm). I still am.

I guess it depends on your definition of 'comfortable' and what your expenses are...
 
comfortable to me means not needing to constantly keep in check with your money situation. Some people here saying 30k in London is ok clearly either have another income to take into account or havn't left home yet !

Outside of London, obviously depending on where exactly, 45-50k

Inside of London (read inside M25) I honestly think 75k+

Reason why? House prices. You easily need 75k+ to consider being able to buy somewhere in a nice area that isn't a studio flat in Elephant and Castle next to Charlies Crack den.
 
What a thread.

Isn't it odd how in threads like this there are always two distinct groups of posters?

Firstly you've got those you would generally consider to be quite articulate - the usual suspects that pop in threads on other issues and generally seem to talk sense. They tend to have quite moderate opinions on what is comfortable.

Then you've got the bunch who have yet to manage being articulate, or indeed proper grammar at all, posting that unless you have 100k a year or something ridiculous, you can't possibly be comfortable. Then they tell you what they earn for good measure, or they'll try and slip it in by crassly pretending to moan about how much income tax they pay. The guy who was bragging about what his boss earnt was the best - there is no way he'd know that unless he was the firms accountant or something, a CEO on a 6 figure salary doesn't go around telling people what his P60 said last year.

Just seems a bit odd thats all. So odd that I rather suspect there is a lot of people living a fantasy life.
 
[TW]Fox;18308229 said:
What a thread.

Isn't it odd how in threads like this there are always two distinct groups of posters?

Firstly you've got those you would generally consider to be quite articulate - the usual suspects that pop in threads on other issues and generally seem to talk sense. They tend to have quite moderate opinions on what is comfortable.

Then you've got the bunch who have yet to manage being articulate, or indeed proper grammar at all, posting that unless you have 100k a year or something ridiculous, you can't possibly be comfortable. Then they tell you what they earn for good measure, or they'll try and slip it in by crassly pretending to moan about how much income tax they pay. The guy who was bragging about what his boss earnt was the best - there is no way he'd know that unless he was the firms accountant or something, a CEO on a 6 figure salary doesn't go around telling people what his P60 said last year.

Just seems a bit odd thats all. So odd that I rather suspect there is a lot of people living a fantasy life.
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How much do you think you would need to earn (per year) to live a comfortable lifestyle?
 
Conanius said:
comfortable to me means not needing to constantly keep in check with your money situation. Some people here saying 30k in London is ok clearly either have another income to take into account or havn't left home yet !

Outside of London, obviously depending on where exactly, 45-50k

Inside of London (read inside M25) I honestly think 75k+

Reason why? House prices. You easily need 75k+ to consider being able to buy somewhere in a nice area that isn't a studio flat in Elephant and Castle next to Charlies Crack den.
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What? I used to be on less than 30k and living in London fine! :confused: Sure I had to flat/house share, but I was still able to run a car, go on holidays and meet up with my friends for a few drinks from time to time.

Being comfortable is not needing to worry about covering bills and food. Anything more than that is a bonus. People (and I don't mean you matey) seem to have an over inflated understanding of what being comfortable is. Though I accept that it is down to individual experience and what people are used to.


Of course by this I don't mean owning a home - I admit that for owning a home you probably do need to earn a little more in London.
 
krooton said:
I'd say many posters in here confuse 'comfortable' with 'well off'
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I agree. They also fail to realise its as much about what you spend and your expectations as what you earn. Someone with no interest in cars and who loves going to Spain might well be comfortable with 20k a year, an old Focus and a week a year in the Algarve.

Someone who holidays in Australia, collects watches and is a sports car enthusiast might not be comfortable on twice that!

Comfort is a state of mind.
 
[TW]Fox;18308229 said:
What a thread.

Isn't it odd how in threads like this there are always two distinct groups of posters?

Firstly you've got those you would generally consider to be quite articulate - the usual suspects that pop in threads on other issues and generally seem to talk sense. They tend to have quite moderate opinions on what is comfortable.

Then you've got the bunch who have yet to manage being articulate, or indeed proper grammar at all, posting that unless you have 100k a year or something ridiculous, you can't possibly be comfortable. Then they tell you what they earn for good measure, or they'll try and slip it in by crassly pretending to moan about how much income tax they pay. The guy who was bragging about what his boss earns was the best - there is no way he'd know that unless he was the firms accountant or something, a CEO on a 6 figure salary doesn't go around telling people what his P60 said last year.

Just seems a bit odd that's all. So odd that I rather suspect there is a lot of people living a fantasy life.
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Pretty much sums up any thread in GD with the word Job and Salary in it. I agree with you again Mr. Fox.

krooton said:
I'd say many posters in here confuse 'comfortable' with 'well off'
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This and the usual bragging...
 
[TW]Fox;18308410 said:
Comfort is a state of mind.
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I agree but I don't think it necessarily means the question is flawed.

It's interesting to see what other people on here consider 'comfortable' and the kind of salary they would need to achieve that lifestyle.

It seems the average consensus on here is about £30-£40k outside of London, give a take a couple of extreme examples at the bottom and top end of the salary range.
 
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