Bond's budget

Penfold Heart

This is something that I have thought about for a while.

I am going to focus on Daniel Craig's Bond with this, as he is the one who it seems to affect the most.

How does he afford the lifestyle he has on the wage he would get from Mi6?

I know he gets Aston Martins and Omega watches as perks of the job, but Tom Ford suits and all the other accessories (which I assume he pays for himself?) would surely still be out of his price range?

Does he fund it from Gambling wins on the side and such? Like when he won the Aston in Casino Royale?

Just curious...

CmdrAtticus

As far as his flat and gambling, it's been stated that since he is a successful gambler who is as good as a professional he could certainly earn quite a bit at casinos in his leisure time. Most of his suits would be paid for by MI6, since they are another perk of having to work undercover as someone who has wealth.

It's also been stated that he may have inherited a small bit of wealth from his parents after they died including Skyfall (though not sure what an insurance company would do after it was blown to bits). It's why he was able to attend schools like Eton and Fettes.

So most of his lifestyle is either funded by the government or through his gambling or from his inheritance, and though he certainly enjoys the perks of it he does so only because he could be killed at any moment. Not the most ideal situation for many.

Loeffelholz

When not on assignment, I'd say Bond lives a comfortable, slightly upper middle-class lifestyle (what Fleming called 'the blubbery arms of the soft life')...but he's almost certainly acquired tastes beyond his means, and derives the maximum hedonistic enjoyment of Her Majesty's expense account.

heartbroken_mr_drax

Yeah add the fact that he's gambling (usually making a killing) and has most things paid for - an undercover agent for the top agency in a country would pay its agents pretty well.

I'd assume that he'd be on at least $200k a year plus? This would just accumulate too, if most of the time you're doing things paid for and not around home often.

Barbel

This overlaps with http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/41816/bonds-wages-frwl/ among others, so I'll close this one.