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Not that I don\u2019t get on with them \u2013 I do, but before I went travelling I lived in London and had moved away to university, so I\u2019ve had my taste of freedom. Compared with some people\u2019s parents, mine are very generous. They don\u2019t make me pay rent. My mum calls me a \u201cboomerang child\u201d.I\u2019ve got a new job as a property auctioneer\u2019s assistant in London. I\u2019ll be doing the sales pitches and the prep for the auctions. When I started earning money, my attitude towards it changed \u2013 I became thrifty. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2018\/apr\/21\/how-i-spend-it\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018I\u2019m 23 and want to save for a house, but I won\u2019t be able to afford one in London\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Amy Heuch on how she saved for travelling but now hopes to get on the&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-mnY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51949,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-london-to-the-south-of-france-when-trains-are-cheaper-than-a-flight\/","url_meta":{"origin":86054,"position":0},"title":"From London to the south of France: when trains are cheaper than a flight","date":"April 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Leave London in the morning, arrive in Avignon or Marseille in the evening and save on the cost of a flight? 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