Vestpod - Emilie Bellet, Women and Money

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What On Earth Are We Doing With Our Money?

You might already be familiar with Refinery29โ€™s Money Diariesโ€ฆ well, this is the Vestpod version! Weโ€™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.


account manager. cardiff. 23. single

๐Ÿ’ญ Financial goals:

Short term (1-5 years): Travel some more with friends!

Medium term (5-10 years): Stop renting!! Get my own property๐Ÿคž

Long term (10 years +): Live a financially stable and enjoyable life with my family. Have ample savings.

๐ŸŒŸ Best buy ever: Doc Martins! Had the same pair for years and theyโ€™ve never let my feet down, rain or shine!

๐Ÿ˜ณ Worst buy ever: Buying lattes on the commute to work Mon-Fri ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ.

๐Ÿ‘€ Things you spend the most money on: Rent and bills.

๐Ÿ˜Œ Pension: Workplace pension.

๐Ÿ”ฎ Insurances: Phone insurance and car insurance.

๐Ÿ’ธ Salary / Income: £22,000.

๐Ÿ’ฐ Net worth (what you own vs what you owe, or your assets minus your debts): £125,000.

๐Ÿ’ป Any side hustles: Selling clothes on eBay/Depop.

๐Ÿ‘› Savings: Savings - £2,500.

๐Ÿ  Home: Nope! Hopefully, before Iโ€™m 30.

๐Ÿ”ฆ Debt: Student debt โ˜น๏ธ.

๐Ÿ“ˆ Investing: Yes.

โšก What is money for you? Stability!

๐Ÿš€ What is financial independence for you? Being able to afford the things I want, entirely by myself ๐Ÿ™‚.


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