Thank you!!
And yes! I think it was that one. I kind of liked the boat, but it's not practical for most. You still need to have the money to live somewhere while you build it, and then have the money to build it. That's the problem most people have saving for a mortgage-it's really hard to save anything when yo'ure also paying sky high rent.
Ha, every day?!!? I'm all for people prioritising the things that bring them the most joy, and if that coffee makes you happy, it's not really denting how much you save for a deposit. Just saving that £1,400 a year on coffee would still be like, 20 years of not having coffee to get a whole deposit and that's a joke. And I think it's so rare, that it's not something you can list on general advice for everyone.
And this for sure. She said she saved £25k a year. That's pretty much the average salary and she's sure as tit not living for nothing. Her housing costs are MUCH lower than that of most people, so taking into account real rent, and bills. Especially if you're in a high cost of living area. Single people are screwed, we could only buy our place because my husband's job is decently (not massively) well paid, so we basically lived off his salary and saved mine for 5 years (and had no coffees, no dinners out and no holidays, and it was a crappy and boring way to spend your 20s in hindsight).