Satisfying Wage....

I imagine they'll try to say so now you've mentioned it, but I reckon most of them had just forgotten

Just wondering on what salary would people be aiming for in life. For example, I would aim for at least £50,000 pa before I die and if another job comes up with a higher wage, then it would be a bonus. What would you be satisfied with?

A recent psychological study suggested that any wage above £25K does little to help your general happiness - if anything it is possible that if you have more you can get stuck into as cycle of hedonism. A rewarding job and a good family/friend life are said to be the most important factors for happiness once the basics are satisfactorily accounted for.

I've read this and am not convinced. £25k is of course enough to live comfortably, but surely the additional luxuries you can obtain with more (e.g. more comfortable home, private healthcare, good leisure centre membership etc etc) would indeed improve your general happiness, quality of life and standard of living? Had this debate with a friend the other day, he said having a home cinema instead of a 14" TV does absolutely nothing to your level of happiness, I beg to differ!

I am inclined to agree I mean are people who state that anything over and above 25k doesn't make any difference really thinking this through. Who's going to be happier some average joe whos 35 years old earning 25k or Abramovich who's already retired essentially, gets to play fantasy football, can travel over to Monaco where he has his yacht moored, gain entry to everything he wants to see, govern a province in Russia etc etc.

I can guarantee wage and happinness are not even close to being directly proportional.

Yeah exactly.

What really annoys me though, is when you read posts on this website saying that if you don't go to uni, your only good enough to stack shelves! I wonder if their opinion will change when they need to be cut out of a car, or pulled from a burning house!

both my dad and my brother are firefighters and they both love it, my brother especially. he's been trying for 6/7 years to get in and finally got in this year and loves it. i say good luck to you mark1010

Thanks!!!

Where are they firefighters???????

Mark

my dad in london.. he's worked there since he was 18 and he retired this week actually after 36 years!! he has worked around london and even worked on the fire boat which was pretty gd cos i got to drive it lol. as for my brother he's in shoreham. so how about u ?

I'm hoping to be on about £70k within five years of qualification (barrister). I plan to do a bit of property development as well. I won't really be satisfied until I'm on at least £200k pa. My dad thinks I will never earn more than him (circa 300k) and I want to prove him wrong! Nothing like a bit of incentive..

You wouldnt be satisfied with 70K? Jeez...