What On Earth Are We Doing With Our Money?
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.
Sales Director. London. 41. Married, two kids.
💭 Financial goals:
Short term (1-5 years): Pay off mortgage.
Medium term (5-10 years): Save for kids.
Long term (10 years +): Buy investment property.
🌟 Best buy ever: Travelling all through my 20s.
😳 Worst buy ever: So many useless designer handbags.
👀Things you spend the most money on: Holidays with my family.
😌 Pension: Yes - work.
🔮 Insurances: Yes - travel/home/health.
💸 Salary / Income: £120,000.
💰 Net worth (what you own vs what you owe, or your assets minus your debts): £500k.
💻 Any side hustles: Nope.
👛 Savings: £60k in ISA, £10k emergency stash.
🏠 Home: Yes - £650k.
🔦 Debt: Mortgage £220k.
📈 Investing: Pension - I pay 5% & company pays 6%.
⚡ What is money for you? Security.
🚀 What is financial independence for you? Always security for me & the kids.
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