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Johnny199r · 07-14-2014, 05:43 PM

I've been in a similar situation.

I moved from northern manitoba to edmonton last year. I made over $250k my last year in private practice and moved to govt where I now only make 112k at the age of 31.

I grappled with the money, but I have very cheap tastes and have been told that I live like I am on welfare. I went from being stuck in the wilderness with nothing to do in mb to being able to be in the rockies in a few hours, drive a few minutes to an airport, ride my bicycle, go to restaurants etc.

I have 7 weeks of vacation, which will go up to 8 weeks in 4 years and then go up a week every 7-8 years. I used to work 7 days a week, and in my new job will never ever work a night or weekend.

What I'm trying to say is, do you really need the 1% money? What do you do with it that makes you happy? Does your wife work? If I'm honest, i don't have expensive tastes and could never spend it all. Even now, I save just about everything after rent, car insurance and food. I like having things to do now.

My spouse and I will each eventually max out at 180k per year, with 3 months of vacation a year plus a pension and benefits. We never work more than 40 hours a week and never will. That's good enough for me. Even if I had more money I wouldn't buy a bigger house or an expensive car, it would just sit in my bank account.

07-14-2014, 05:43 PM	#110
Johnny199r First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Uzbekistan Exp:	I've been in a similar situation. I moved from northern manitoba to edmonton last year. I made over $250k my last year in private practice and moved to govt where I now only make 112k at the age of 31. I grappled with the money, but I have very cheap tastes and have been told that I live like I am on welfare. I went from being stuck in the wilderness with nothing to do in mb to being able to be in the rockies in a few hours, drive a few minutes to an airport, ride my bicycle, go to restaurants etc. I have 7 weeks of vacation, which will go up to 8 weeks in 4 years and then go up a week every 7-8 years. I used to work 7 days a week, and in my new job will never ever work a night or weekend. What I'm trying to say is, do you really need the 1% money? What do you do with it that makes you happy? Does your wife work? If I'm honest, i don't have expensive tastes and could never spend it all. Even now, I save just about everything after rent, car insurance and food. I like having things to do now. My spouse and I will each eventually max out at 180k per year, with 3 months of vacation a year plus a pension and benefits. We never work more than 40 hours a week and never will. That's good enough for me. Even if I had more money I wouldn't buy a bigger house or an expensive car, it would just sit in my bank account.