{"id":78309,"date":"2018-01-29T13:20:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T06:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-you-really-save-for-a-deposit-by-ditching-coffee-and-avocado-toast-i-tried-to-find-out%e2%80%8b\/"},"modified":"2018-01-29T14:03:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T07:03:29","slug":"can-you-really-save-for-a-deposit-by-ditching-coffee-and-avocado-toast-i-tried-to-find-out%e2%80%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/can-you-really-save-for-a-deposit-by-ditching-coffee-and-avocado-toast-i-tried-to-find-out%e2%80%8b\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you really save for a deposit by ditching coffee and avocado toast? I tried to find out\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFor many young people, cutting back on little luxuries will not make property ownership a reality. But what can a spending diary \u2013 and advice from Britain\u2019s most famous money-saving expert \u2013 reveal about one millennial renter\u2019s life choices?At 26 years and 10 months old, I am squarely a millennial. I have had four jobs in five years. I am flummoxed by fabric softener. I sometimes take my phone into the bathroom. And I doubt I will ever own my own home. Not because I want to rent for ever \u2013 I want too many dogs for that \u2013 but because, like so many people my age, I can\u2019t imagine being able to afford it.House prices have grown faster than rents and incomes, moving far beyond what is considered affordable, especially for twentysomethings. The only people my age I know who have bought a house have done so outside London, as part of a couple, with help from their parents or all three. But you wouldn\u2019t know that from the commentators who argue that a deposit would be within the grasp of all millennials \u2013 if only we would cut back on takeaway coffee and avocado toast. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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