Downshifter
someone who gives up certain material values such as highly payed jobs or expensive cars for other qualities in life.
during a cigarette break at mckinsey’s:
a: i haven’t seen bob in a while.
b: yeah, he quit. sells burgers for mcdonald’s now.
a: what? is he nuts?
b: yeah, bob is a real downshifter. sold his bmw, sold his house and is working part time now. broke up with linda too. she was high maintenance, all right. says he is happy now; has all the time in the world.
people who had a good professional job and (usually) a house which had significantly increased in value – but then they realised that by selling the house and moving to another (usually rural, far cheaper) area of the country, they could ‘downshift’ their lives and yet still have a small fortune in the bank + less stress, less work, more time with the family, more money.
see also: downshifting.
i know a couple who downshifted from their £2.1m house in london. she was in teaching, he was an accountant. now they run a great little art gallery during the summer in the wilds of the derbyshire peak district, and just make art and teach their kids for most of the year.”
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