Penny wise
The world is slowly restarting after coronavirus, and our economic landscape looks vastly different. When the going gets tough, it pays to have a robust relationship with money but, as I learned while going bankrupt last year, this is not as simple as watching your spending.
I’ll be honest, I’ve always struggled with money. Throughout my adult life, I’ve never had quite enough to do the things my friends do – like take my mother out for her birthday, or go shoe shopping more than once a year. It makes no sense! I’ve always had work and I’m not extravagant, so where have I been going wrong?
Top of the slippery slope
My first job at the age of 20 was running film around Soho for £10k a year. Young and reckless, I lived beyond my means.
