`I was better off as a student than I am now working´
(The Guardian Money News)

Intern Amara Howe on how she manages her finances - and her hopes for the futureI´ve always kept £1,000 in my current account. It never goes up, and it never goes down, and I´m constantly checking my balance to make sure I´m not eating into it. I find it incredibly hard to save. I´m currently earning £19,000 a year as a communications intern at London Metropolitan University, from where I graduated last June.Life was actually easier as a student because the loan covered most of the bills, and the £400 net a month that I earned from a weekend job in a shoe shop could be spent on going out. Looking back, I didn´t have a care in the world then, and could spend £300 a month on clothes if I wanted to and still put money by. Continue reading...