We both contribute equally, and we live in Madrid where cost of living is relatively low. Two people living together can live on £9K &#x2F; year here no problem (that&#x27;s about 1000 euros &#x2F; month each). That said, I do have savings that I&#x27;ve been eating into.<p>I&#x27;ve never felt the need for lots of money to be happy. What I really value is being able to do interesting work that I&#x27;m proud of. So I&#x27;m very motivated to make money to the extent that it provides freedom to work on interesting things. And perhaps even to contract people to help out. I guess that&#x27;s a philosophy shared by many of the people here.