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.

Source: Business Insider

Damien Monel says he made trade-offs to live the life he wanted. Damien MonelDamien Monel took a 30% pay cut at his Amazon job to transfer from Cork to Madrid. He started spending half his paycheck on rent and made some budgeting mistakes, but has no regrets.