• bridgeburner@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Easy to live off? Is the cost of living really that low in the UK? Cos 12,71£ equals 14,77€ and having such a wage in germany might let u pay the bills, but not much more than that. And it would surprise me if the cost of living in germany is that much higher in the UK.

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      17 days ago

      Only pretty recently started earning noticeably more than minimum wage (29k), honestly I don’t even know what to spend my money on.

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          17 days ago

          State pension is better than minimum wage + mortgage, at least it was back when I calculated it while I was on minimum wage and with the triple lock pension its only going to get better by the time I retire.

          All I need to do is pay off my mortgage which should be done shortly before I can retire. Maybe drop down to part time at that point.