downshifters

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.”

downshifters

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.”