A MAN has willingly slashed his income in order to pursue his dream job which still boasts a far better salary than yours, it has emerged.
Kulvinder, not his real name, voluntarily walked away from his lucrative position as a hedge fund manager in order to pursue his childhood ambition of becoming an actuary accountant, even though he will be dropping to three times your salary.
He said: “Watching my pay cheque tumble to a measly six figures will be brutal, but sometimes you just have to follow your heart rather than the money.
“There’s no point toiling away at a job that no longer fulfils you if it only puts you in the top percentage of earners. Sooner or later you have to say ‘to hell with it’ and go after your slightly less financially stable but still cushy plan B.
“I’ll have to make cut backs to compensate, of course. No more new iPhones every few months, and I reckon I’ll only be able to stretch to four business class holiday flights next year. It’ll be humbling but it’ll build my character.”
Kulvinder’s friend Nikki, not her real name, said: “I’m pretty sure Kulvinder earns in a month what I make in a year. I would ask but I don’t know which of us would be more appalled.”