‘I was given a London flat, mortgage-free - here’s how I feel’
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Can you tell me a bit about you and your life? I'm nearly 30 years old and run a business in the cultural sector. My parents worked very hard when I was growing up, so we had plenty of money - I went to private school and we
“I was forced to compete with a close colleague for the same job”
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Could you tell me a bit about you and your life? I’m 31 and single. I have a mortgage and my income is pretty stretched as it has gone up significantly recently. I’ve worked really hard for a large bank in order to buy the property by myself!
"Conversations about unpaid labour caused me to end our marriage"
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** What is a superannuation? AKA ‘Super’. Basically, it’s a pension, or a mandatory savings system for people to save money for their retirement. It's the most common form of retirement savings in Australia Could you tell me a bit about your and your life? I’m a
‘If it costs you your peace it’s too expensive...and other things my ex taught me'
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Could you tell me a little bit about your and your life? I’m 42 and divorced, but in a different and good long-term relationship now. I came into some money when I was a young woman, through both an inheritance and an insurance pay out after a very serious
“Estranging myself from my family was the best decision I ever made”
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Could you tell me a little bit about you and your life today? I'm 27 and based in the North. I did a science-based degree and now I work in healthcare communications and am loving it! I lead a team, earning £65k, and put a lot of care
I’m considering taking a 65% pay cut to feel like I’m making a difference
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Could you tell me a little bit about yourself? I'm a 36 year old woman, living in the outskirts of London with my partner. I became a homeowner for the first time in 2021 and am loving it - although keeping up with the maintenance is a new
Being left to look after my brother-in-law has crippled us financially
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1. Could you tell me a bit about you? I’m in my thirties and live with my other half. When we were dating, we were both very open about not envisioning children in our future. We both had difficult childhoods and I spent years as a sole live-in carer
My parents won the lottery when I was a child. Here's how it impacted my life...
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I think it’s just sort of like what happens with any big life change- you lose the people (friends and family) you thought would always be there for you and the people who support you are the ones you didn’t think would.
