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Christmas Money Diary: Civil Servant On A 50k Salary

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Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we're tracking every last penny.

In the second of our Christmas specials, a civil servant at the Department for Education who has been living in London for three and a half years talks us through a very untypical week in the capital. Christmas parties galore!
Industry: Civil Service
Age: 24
Location: London
Salary: £50,860
Paycheque amount per month: £2,600 after pension and student loan deductions
Number of roommates: 1
Monthly Expenses
Housing costs: £845
Utilities: £100
Phone bill: £51
Gym membership: £37
Netflix: £7

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