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He's a fuckin floozy
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he talks about his salary in the books, it was a fairly modest civil servant stipend, plus an unlimited overseas expense account . >

Seeing as how the glamorous stuff is often part of his cover, that makes sense for a field agent. Often he's infiltrating exotic locales and targeting higher society individuals. Can't have the card declining undercover.
Though I do remember that one scene in Quantum where he forces his MI6 wrangler to let them stay in a more upscale hotel than the dump she took him too, to the point he revises their  cover story to teachers "that just won the lottery".
I think he has a bit of personal wealth too from various occasions. The Aston Martin DB5, for example, belongs to him, not M16. On the occasion of his retirement, he seems to be living well. >

In Skyfall it’s implied that his family was wealthy. >

I mean the family’s country estate was more than just implied, as they spent the entire finale there. >

Wait, wasn't it established in Casino Royale that he grew up poor, and that the rich college kids made fun of him for it? >

Considering the alternative is the destruction of England with a stolen nuclear device, I think the Queen will rubber stamp his reimbursement paperwork. >

Clearly you’ve never had to submit a civil service expenses claim without prior approval!
Vodka Martini? I’m sorry 007 but your per diem won’t cover that. >

If you're using it for cover, why not? >

Because any time anyone asks you say your name is "bond, james bond" .. cover kinda blown. >

But his name was his cover. Not like he said “007… agent 007” >

It looks to me like Bond treats his missions like all-expenses-paid trips, so he makes a point to 'live it up' on the job. When he's not on a mission, Bond lives more simply. >

As would I if I were a secret agent prepared to die any day >

If Skyfall is to be believed, he is an Commander(O-5) in the Royal Navy. Intelligence agents being given Naval Commisions is common as the are a part of the host nation's military, and is give plausible deniability.
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>Nah bro, he was totally running drills on this ship he serves on. >

I could be mistaken but I feel like I remember him being referred to as “Commander Bond” in one of the Connery or Brosnan movies? But I could be mistaken.
Though I do know from the books he was a commander before being recruited to MI6. So it wasn’t a cover. >

Bond is referred to as Commander on a couple of occasions. Moreover, we see him wearing his Royal Navy dress uniform on three occasions (You Only Live Twice, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Tomorrow Never Dies). On every occasion, he has the rank of commander on his cuffs. >

Add a commander in the Royal Navy, he would have been on about £85k. As a high ranking agent in SIS (the real MI6) he'd likely be on more money than that.
It's not a typical civil servant's salary. But also SCS3 civil servants can earn £200k. >

You know MI6 is real right and is part of the SIS? >

MI6 & SIS are different names for the same agency, rather than one being part of the other. >

Unlimited expense account, spends all his salary as he doesn’t expect to live to 45, and he has income from a trust fund that’s about the same as his after-tax salary (implied to be an inheritance from his mum), being a gambler. Fleming lays out the numbers in Moonraker.
Plus at the time Fleming was writing, London rent wasn’t quite as outrageous as it is now.
Book-Bond also wasn’t a fashionista like the film version. >


spends all his salary as he doesn’t expect to live to 45

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YOLO - Bond (James Bond) >

I hope he had good health care, what with all the slags he rawdogged. >

He is the slag. >

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