When I graduated from university last year I got an 18-month trainee post with Leicester council children’s services. It pays £16,000 a year which is a fraction of the average salary, but compared to my time as a student I feel flush.
Until last summer I lived on a food budget of £20 a week and it was a struggle. I’d go to the supermarket late at night when stuff was marked down and eventually I realised that food went further if I made meals from scratch. I learned to order £40-worth of ingredients online and that would last a month. Now I spend £20 a week socialising with colleagues.
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