Property News · June 16, 2018

‘I was better off as a student than I am now working’


Intern Amara Howe on how she manages her finances – and her hopes for the futureI’ve always kept £1,000 in my current account. It never goes up, and it never goes down, and I’m constantly checking my balance to make sure I’m not eating into it. I find it incredibly hard to save. I’m currently earning £19,000 a year as a communications intern at London Metropolitan University, from where I graduated last June.Life was actually easier as a student because the loan covered most of the bills, and the £400 net a month that I earned from a weekend job in a shoe shop could be spent on going out. Looking back, I didn’t have a care in the world then, and could spend £300 a month on clothes if I wanted to and still put money by. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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