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.

management consultant. london. 33. single parent.

💭 Financial goals:

Short term (1-5 years): Start investing properly.

Medium term (5-10 years): Buy a home in Central London.

Long term (10 years +): Potentially save for private secondary education for my kids.

🌟 Best buy ever: Anything I spend on exercise. This is really expensive in London but worth every penny for my body and my mind.

😳 Worst buy ever: Overdraft interest.. didn’t realise until recently that I was losing money every year.

👀 Things you spend the most money on: Childcare, travel.

😌 Pension: Yes £35k.

🔮 Insurances: Yes.

💸 Salary / Income: £64k (I work part-time).

💰 Net worth (what you own vs what you owe, or your assets minus your debts): £20,000.

💻 Any side hustles: Not at the moment.. dream of writing a book.

👛 Savings: I have a Marcus savings account and recently dipped my toe into Wealthify.. I have a healthy pension pot for someone my age and I put in 15% of my salary in it (with my employer).

🏠 Home: Half of a property worth £700k.

🔦 Debt: £5k on a credit card, but it’s 0%.

📈 Investing: Wealthify and with my company share scheme.

⚡ What is money for you? Choice and opportunity.

🚀 What is financial independence for you? Knowing that I can stand on my own two feet and give my children the opportunities I can.

THANK YOU!

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