I can't afford a house deposit - fact. I'll tell you why - after graduating from university, I moved to London to pursue a career in journalism and around half of my wages went on having a roof over my head.
A rented roof. Despite my best intentions and wanting to have some kind of life outside the office, I was rarely able to save more than £200 per month.
And Kirstie Alsopp, before you say anything, I don't like coffee (unless it's an espresso martini), ran around parks instead of getting a gym membership for many years, prefer RyanAir and have never had a Netflix subscription.
Admittedly I used my mum's Netflix logins as I have an addiction to their original films. When Covid-19 arrived I moved back in with my parents just outside of Birmingham.
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