This week on Money Diaries, a graduate speech pathologist spends on some hot yoga classes and vodka, lime and sodas.
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Yes. I went to university for four years and graduated at the end of 2023 with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology. The first year of uni was during the pandemic, so I spent this year living at home. Looking back, it didn’t help me academically but it did help me financially as I was able to save more. I paid for my degree through HECS but my parents contributed about $15,000 to pay off my HECS debt.
At what age did you become financially responsible for yourself and do you have a financial safety net?
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