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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