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You must be kidding. $100k a year is more than enough to not think about money (for one person) in all European cities, including London. Except if you suck at personal finance and spend all your money for unnecessary things.

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So is it enough to not think about it or not enough so that you must think about it to not spend unnecessarily

It's enough that you don't have to worry about your ability to save money. It doesn't mean you never have to think about money at all.

When I moved to London I was surprised how low salaries were, even after factoring in social services like the NHS. 100K USD (80,000GBP) is a very good salary there.

If you have more than a single child of school age, £90k in London is not that much. Two kids at a private school in Northern England will run you £30k, I imagine in London it will be a tad more.

Never mind private schools, housing costs go through the roof if you want them to have their own room or, god forbid, a garden. Not to mention nursery fees if you both need to work to cover the mortgage and bills.

Sure, you wouldn't send them to private school on that income. But it's far from a necessity; <10% of kids are privately educated.

I explitliy mentioned: for one person. Of course, if you want to raise a family with private schols and a big house in the middle of London, that won't work. But let's not twist my words here.

> I explitliy mentioned: for one person.

1950 called, they want their mononuclear family stereotypes back.

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