I have a relative that is an ibanker. His bonus was a little more than his base, but he's still somewhat junior (only a couple years in). He basically lives of

I have a relative that is an ibanker. His bonus was a little more than his base, but he's still somewhat junior (only a couple years in). He basically lives off his salary and is building up a reserve from the bonuses that he will then plan to spend in a controlled fashion. The general sentiment of that industry though seems to be "you should earn enough to not care about money, and if you don't you probably aren't good enough to deserve to be a banker."