What On Earth Are We Doing With Our Money?
You might already be familiar with Refinery29’s Money Diaries… well, this is the Vestpod version! We’ve put together a few questions to help us understand what women are doing with their money, and they've answered! Always fun, always succinct, and always anonymous.
policy officer. london. 24. single.
💭 Financial goals:
Short term (1-5 years): Saving for a Masters (abroad) and a sabbatical.
Medium term (5-10 years): Move into consulting, save for a house,
Long term (10 years +): Continue working (beyond retirement age) and travel.
🌟 Best buy ever: My flights to Sweden (around £20), it's inspired me to move there for further study and hopefully the long term..
😳 Worst buy ever: My rent (when I found out our neighbours are paying over £100 a month less... each).
👀 Things you spend the most money on: Rent and international travel.
😌 Pension: Yes, through work.
🔮 Insurances: No.
💸 Salary / Income: £30,250
💰Net worth (what you own vs what you owe, or your assets minus your debts): -£47k.
💻 Any side hustles: N/A.
👛 Savings: Saving 25% of my salary in a regular saver and ISA.
🏠 Home: Not planning it for a long time.
🔦 Debt: Student debt around £50k.
📈 Investing: Investing my workplace pension.
⚡ What is money for you? Opportunity to travel.
🚀 What is financial independence for you? Having the disposable income to enjoy where I'm at: spending time with friends, travelling and being able to save for the future.
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