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My salary: from 140 000 francs a year to 2000 a month: "I live the most beautiful life I can imagine"
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My salary: from 140 000 francs a year to 2000 a month: "I live the most beautiful life I can imagine"

A 62-year-old man named Ernst Christen, who previously earned 140,000 Swiss francs annually as a project leader, has since spent two years in a monastery and cared for his mother for several years. He no longer works and now travels the world, living a life he describes as the most beautiful he could imagine, despite earning only 2,000 francs per month.

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My salary: from 140 000 francs a year to 2000 a month: "I live the most beautiful life I can imagine"

A 62-year-old man named Ernst Christen, who previously earned 140,000 Swiss francs annually as a project leader, has since spent two years in a monastery and cared for his mother for several years. He no longer works and now travels the world, living a life he describes as the most beautiful he could imagine, despite earning only 2,000 francs per month.

Bias read (Center): The article discusses an individual's personal life choices and lifestyle, focusing on his transition from a high-income career to a simpler, nomadic existence. There is no political controversy, debate, or ideological framing present. The content is purely biographical and does not touch on policy,

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