How much money would you settle for .....

[Draytonian III]

........ to give up work ? It's been a topic at my employment today, there's a couple of clauses in this
( a ) You never work in the same job that you presently employed in
( b ) Any part time work you take ( maximum of 16 hours) up has just to be for spending/beer money
( c ) Any part time work is something you are capable of doing. Not things like astronaut etc

Me , I went for £250,000

[George Carter]

I'd say a couple of million because i enjoy my job!!!!

[ravenrover]

Does age come inti it?

[Draytonian III]

Yes age is the ONLY issue,nothing else

[not on facebook]

After all bills paid ,I be happy with £700 -£800 a month spending money,and what I could not spend given to a charity

[RedJ]

After all bills paid ,I be happy with £700 -£800 a month spending money,and what I could not spend given to a charity

This. Having more money than you can spend without buying shite you don't need just devalues everything in life. I'd like enough to live comfortably, that's all. Obviously I wouldn't turn down a f**k ton of cash... but if I was offered the kind of money I'd be able to live comfortably off I'd happily chuck it in and do something on the side to keep me from getting bored.

[George Carter]

If age came into it then Id retire when I get to 55 in a few years or maybe even later....... as I said before i enjoy my job so theres no reason to want to retire yet and I dont feel ready to anyway,.

[balbyrover]

I enjoy going to work some days but I'd love to pack it in and go live comfortably abroad. 
As said already,all bills paid and £800 a month left would keep me happy.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

About £5M I reckon.  I'm not even 30 yet, I'd need at least that.

[NickDRFC]

About £5M I reckon.  I'm not even 30 yet, I'd need at least that.

I can't believe that answer. You'd have to work for 40 more years on £125k a year to earn £5m gross, let alone net. Surely you'd settle for a figure significantly less?

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

About £5M I reckon.  I'm not even 30 yet, I'd need at least that.

I can't believe that answer. You'd have to work for 40 more years on £125k a year to earn £5m gross, let alone net. Surely you'd settle for a figure significantly less?

Surely that depends on your salary, future potential salary, inflation etc?

[MrFrost]

About £5M I reckon.  I'm not even 30 yet, I'd need at least that.

You'd live quite comfortably for the rest of your life on a million.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

About £5M I reckon.  I'm not even 30 yet, I'd need at least that.

You'd live quite comfortably for the rest of your life on a million.

I don't think so.

[NickDRFC]

About £5M I reckon.  I'm not even 30 yet, I'd need at least that.

I can't believe that answer. You'd have to work for 40 more years on £125k a year to earn £5m gross, let alone net. Surely you'd settle for a figure significantly less?

Surely that depends on your salary, future potential salary, inflation etc?

Of course, but to get to your £5m figure over a 40 year career you would need to earn about £240,000 a year. I don't know what you do so perhaps that's within your future salary expectations, but even if it is you're not going to get to that level for at least 10-15 years, so you'd have to earn more like £350k-£400k a year for the following 30 years.

That's not even taking into account discounting - £5m today is worth a lot more than £5m in 40 years time.

I think if you were genuinely offered this, you would settle for a significantly lower amount than £5m.

[MrFrost]

About £5M I reckon.  I'm not even 30 yet, I'd need at least that.

You'd live quite comfortably for the rest of your life on a million.

I don't think so.

I think so.

[Muttley]

About £5M I reckon.  I'm not even 30 yet, I'd need at least that.

You'd live quite comfortably for the rest of your life on a million.

I don't think so.

I think so.

Depends how many holidays Jenny demands each year!

[CrippyCooke]

I'm 24 and I'd say £1,000,000 as a minimum. That equates to £1,500 per month for 50 years plus £100,000 to cover a large deposit on a house.

[bahrain rover]

For me 100k would have me extremely comfortable.When not here at work in Bahrain/Saudi, my home is in Mindanao Southern Philippines. There the average skilled salary is around 90 pounds a month. I am 47 now and retirement at 50 is looking a real prospect.

[balbyrover]

For me 100k would have me extremely comfortable.When not here at work in Bahrain/Saudi, my home is in Mindanao Southern Philippines. There the average skilled salary is around 90 pounds a month. I am 47 now and retirement at 50 is looking a real prospect.

Lucky you eh! Retirement at 50 would be lovely.

[George Carter]

I think if you needed 5 million to retire at 30 years old then you must have one high maintanance missus.