[paulusthe]

You're being naive. The grass looks greener because you're used to your present day existence. If you actually took a 2/3 pay cut you'd see just how little money you really have at the end of the day.

It's far better to be bored and rich than engaged and poor. Especially in a field which has rapid pay increase potential like finance.

Stay in your job, save a few million pounds, then play barista

[helloplanets]

This is patronizing advice imo.

It's possible that the grass just looks greener, or that the OP is just burnt out. But it's also true that it can sometimes be a good move to change what you're doing, even if your current job pays a ton of money. Of course, it'd definitely be beneficial to explore which one is the case before committing to the change.

[dukeyukey]

Although it's not hard to find stories of people who worked a high-powered professional job, burned out, and now works in something much "lower" down and loves it.

Obv doing that would be a mistake for a lot of people for money reasons, but still.

[camdenreslink]

It really depends on your personal circumstances. If you have no dependents and live in a medium-low cost of living area then you have a lot more freedom.