BUSINESSBUSINESS INSIDER
I took a 30% pay cut to move to Spain. I made budgeting mistakes when adjusting to my new salary, but it was worth it.
Damien Monel took a 30% pay cut to transfer from Amazon's Cork office to Madrid, initially struggled with budgeting and spending half his paycheck on rent, but later more than doubled his salary. He attributes his career growth to taking risks and following his instincts, despite initial financial challenges.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- I moved to Europe in hopes of a better life. Now I'm here making 67,000 Euros a year — I still feel worthless.
- I'm a 38-year-old software engineer making $200K a year. I grew my salary by moving to the US and plan to retire soon in Mexico.
- I took a 50% paycut when I got laid off from Meta and started a coaching business. The transition was hard, but I feel better all around.
- I swapped my desk job that's at risk from AI for becoming one of the brickies earning £90,000 a year