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How I spend it

We examine real people’s lives and how they really spend it – not the rich and famous, but the extraordinary tales of ordinary working people and what money really means to them

14 March 2020

  • Mackenzie Thorpe

    'The fear of money vanishing has stayed with me all my life'

    Mackenzie Thorpe on being a full-time artist – and what he learned from nearly losing everything

29 February 2020

  • Tim Mercer

    'I used to earn £150,000 but had a disrespect for money'

    Tech boss Tim Mercer on how he cut back his lavish lifestyle after launching his own business

22 February 2020

  • Liz Johnson

    'I didn't become a competitive swimmer for money'

    Former GB Paralympic swimmer Liz Johnson, 34, on her varied career and the importance of staying independent

15 February 2020

  • Rees Finlay

    ‘I worked for a payday lender but now I’m a comic book artist’

    Rees Finlay, 27, on changing careers – and how his autism diagnosis altered his life

8 February 2020

  • Nicola Knight

    ‘I quit my teaching job and am now running chocolate festivals’

    Nicola Knight, 40, on how she switched to another career – and her hopes for the future

1 February 2020

  • Javad for How I Spend It in Money

    'I was a homeless asylum seeker; now I work and save £1,000 a month'

    Javad, 30, on how he received help with training through a crowdfunding website

25 January 2020

  • Andrea Woelke

    'I’m a gay man who spent £150,000 to become a dad'

    Andrea Woelke, 48, on how he became a parent – and why he moved from London to Germany

18 January 2020

  • Joshua Morris

    'I earned £72,000 as a circus performer last year'

    Joshua Morris, 25, on how he believes in working hard, saving and taking big risks

11 January 2020

  • Andrew Shaw

    ‘I quit life as a BBC journalist to live as a jade carver in China’

    Andrew Shaw, 63, on how he switched to a new career and life in another continent

4 January 2020

  • Mantra Chaitanya das

    'I used to be silly with money, but with Hare Krishna I’ve learned self-control'

    Mantra Chaitanya das, 33, on how spirituality has changed his attitude towards money

28 December 2019

  • David Moore, restaurateur, for Guardian Money

    'I left school at 16 but launched a Michelin-starred restaurant'

    David Moore of the London restaurant Pied à Terre on how he built a career in fine dining

21 December 2019

  • Olivia Crellin

    ‘I got £76,000 in debt setting up a scheme to help media interns’

    Olivia Crellin gave up full-time work at the BBC’s World Service to set up a social enterprise

14 December 2019

  • Kali Peacock

    'Acting had to take a back step for my family, but now I’m staging a musical'

    Kali Peacock on how she manages her finances and the demands of bringing up three small children

6 December 2019

  • Dawn Gladwin

    ‘I’m Ikea’s first female carpenter in the UK and I love it’

    Dawn Gladwin, 60, on how she spends money doing up her home but is also renovating a VW camper

30 November 2019

  • Terry Kirton

    'Becoming a carer for my father has been financially disastrous'

    Terry Kirton, 50, on how he quit his job as a nurse but still manages to volunteer for St John Ambulance

23 November 2019

  • Patrick Lawson

    'I was homeless and a drug addict, but now I’m London’s happiest bus driver'

    Patrick Lawson, 51, on how he turned his life around after prison and addiction

16 November 2019

  • Jason Cordingley

    ‘I have a daughter to bring up and I’m struggling to survive’

    Jason Cordingley, 38, on how he has battled to make ends meet and now hopes to move into teaching

9 November 2019

  • Allan Saldanha

    ‘I give away half to three-quarters of my income every year’

    Allan Saldanha, 41, on how he achieved financial security and now hopes to help save lives

2 November 2019

  • James Catmur

    ‘I’m organising assisted dying as I lost my wife to motor neurone disease’

    James Catmur on why he wants to take control if he faces a prolonged death from multiple sclerosis

26 October 2019

  • A Big Issue seller

    'I've been homeless – a drug addict. I needed to earn a living'

    Michael, 48, on how he has no boss and can make up to £100 a week selling the Big Issue
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