I was thinking of a salary in the mid £40k range when I said that I feel like I need a higher salary to be able to afford living in London with children as it is my salary as a civil servant. :-) That is significantly above median and average UK salary. And still ~20% above median London salary, though I struggled to quickly find numbers for average London salary.
I think if you have two people earning £40k+ each having kids in London is pretty doable even if both are GWWC pledgers. I think I’d feel uncomfortable if both parents brought in less than £30k, though it would be fine in different areas of the UK.
Only few people in the UK can earn above £80k. Most people have kids anyway.
I personally wouldn’t think the trade-off you are suggesting is worth it on selfish/child benefiting grounds alone (ignoring EtG potential). But different parents want to make different trade-offs for their children, they value different things.
If you are surrounded by people who think £80k salaries are a necessity to raise children, maybe you would find it helpful to surround yourself more with many different kinds of families of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Their kids can be happy too :-)
I was thinking of a salary in the mid £40k range when I said that I feel like I need a higher salary to be able to afford living in London with children as it is my salary as a civil servant. :-) That is significantly above median and average UK salary. And still ~20% above median London salary, though I struggled to quickly find numbers for average London salary.
I think if you have two people earning £40k+ each having kids in London is pretty doable even if both are GWWC pledgers. I think I’d feel uncomfortable if both parents brought in less than £30k, though it would be fine in different areas of the UK.
Only few people in the UK can earn above £80k. Most people have kids anyway. I personally wouldn’t think the trade-off you are suggesting is worth it on selfish/child benefiting grounds alone (ignoring EtG potential). But different parents want to make different trade-offs for their children, they value different things.
If you are surrounded by people who think £80k salaries are a necessity to raise children, maybe you would find it helpful to surround yourself more with many different kinds of families of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Their kids can be happy too :-)