What I spend In a Month as a Banker Living in London

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[@nischa]

👉🏽 My first $100k tracker (free): nischa.me/personal-finance-tracker Been getting more views on this video than I expected. Thanks for watching! Just to clarify - there are expenses that I don't cover in this video because they go into my 'business expenses' as opposed to my monthly 'personal expenses'. So whilst it may look like I must be saving a lot, in reality a lot of it gets reinvested. The key message I hope to convey is where possible, live below your means and (re)invest Xx

[@sg3918]

Investing is a form of saving I'd say. It certainly isn't expenditure.

[@hassyg4083]

@@sg3918 not really as it can go down

[@sg3918]

@@hassyg4083 yep can do but even losses (especially unrealised) aren't really expenditure. It's a constantly moving thing. Hard to put in the same category, guess it's shown for simplicity.

[@hassyg4083]

@@sg3918 its certainly not savings as you incorrectly said

[@uknasa007]

@@sg3918 investing is not saving thats 100% WRONG. Saving is when you put a fixed amount in a account and it says there idle doing nothing it doesnt go up or down. Investing is when you invest is something and depending on the value of the investment it can go up and down.

[@privateequityguy]

To everyone who has started or is thinking of starting their own business: *Believe in yourself and never give up.* If you can work 8 hours for someone else. You can work 2 hours for yourself…

[@itn0687]

Which business requires you to work only 2hrs a day?

[@subhrobhattacharyya4149]

@@itn0687 laundry business

[@mushfiq8318]

biggest load of shit i've ever heard

[@gatekeeperboxing5898]

@@itn0687 The 2 hours will likely be spent educating yourself on additional ways to make money that you can work towards putting into action.

[@pa5666]

I don't know a single business owner who works for only two hours...

[@peterowen4456]

I don't know why but I find this type of video endlessly fascinating even though I am at a completely different life stage and live in a cheapish part of the UK. You are pretty switched on and I think your videos will be immensely valuable to young people starting out in life especially in London.

[@martynbeaumont1100]

I've watched three of your videos so far and I agree with everything you've said. Especially liked that you mentioned in this video to focus energy on the big ticket items and not worry too much about depriving yourself of a nice cup of coffee.

[@elconservador9016]

Niche high-end videos that cover most of the topics someone interested in commercial banking like me would want to know. Currently watching during all my lunch breaks. Would love to see a video on what one must learn to land a job on IB if there isn't one already.

[@CasualPhysicsEnjoyer42]

First realistic expenditure video for a finance professional I've seen for London (I used to be trader for an IB in London)! Thanks for the video :) I would say that the holidays and ad hoc spending is a pretty decent portion as well but i am glad you made that clear

[@GonzoJamie]

Love *everything* you have to say. You’re an excellent communicator - very clear ❤

[@timturko]

Hi Nischa. Your life and investment advice has really helped me. Your videos are clear, concise, and easy to follow.

[@RaphOrChuks]

Thanks Nischa for such insightful videos! It's always a pleasure to watch!

[@zoyakx]

Love seeing people in London come up on my feed! Brilliant channel :)

[@gcbeats]

We have identical expenses and I'm in Liverpool, so you are doing really well for London. Really cool video!

[@scap11]

This is useful, thank you. I’ve started off in investment banking and I do stick to a monthly budget(fuel, eating out, travel etc) everyone says I’m crazy for having a budget as a “young”(29yrs) person but your logic I can relate to.. thank you 🙌🏽

[@OneUpReviewz]

I think its crazy people dont even have a budget

[@sashablack6963]

Thank you so much for this video! The point about having a cap of how much you can save is so true!! As a fresh grad who moved in with my partner for the first time in London it's so helpful to see what is realistic and aspirational spending habits. I have a decent salary for a fresh grad with £1900 take home a month but it's quite tight figure for London. I tried to save as much as I can and most I can get is £400 a month to put into Lifetime ISA for a house deposit. This however means that I live like a monk and avoid social occasions. When you add the factor of being a young woman in London and wanting to do all these exciting things and buy glitzy stuff you see online all other people somehow miraculously have the money for it can be quite challenging and demoralising. Only way forward is to increase income to be able to save more

[@C63Bez]

You could maybe live with family to save more and be able to go out as well. Or just be a hermit for a few years to save your money. Or save less and go out a few weekends a month Or save nothing now and wait until your income rises. When I graduated I was on £2100 ish, was able to save £600 ish a month on that living in London but I didn’t go out a huge amount. Much easier now after working 4 years or so due to salary rises.

[@squodge]

I'd say look more closely at what you're spending your money on. I work as a legal secretary in central London, so I don't have a mega salary, but it's reasonably good. I have a mortgage (one-bedroom flat near Kings Cross) and I can save around £1,000 a month if I put my mind to it - and yes, that includes socialising in a way that doesn't force me to spend huge amounts. I also cook most meals I eat (obviously not the ones where I'm eating out). It was the super-saving that allowed me to pay off debts and get on the property ladder.

[@NoName-ql1wk]

I live in London and spend around £5k a month. I don't lead a particularly glamorous life, it's just expensive.

[@jordanelcock5723]

Great video. I’m a financial adviser in the East Midlands and it’s important we track our expenditure and be realistic with budgets.

[@soniashah714]

You’re one of my favourite KZbinrs - your videos are so informative

[@nischa]

Thank you Sonia

[@rickpruim4458]

Seems like a lot of people (including me) are getting these videos in their recommendation! Really enjoying them btw, keep it coming!

[@tashalondoner]

Appreciate you keeping it real re eating out prices in London! I've been feeling guilty about dinner bills that come to £40+ and the meal wasn't even extravagant! Ditto with easily getting through £10 a day for lunch in the city. It's extortionate, yet equally it is tricky and expensive to get in all the ingredients to make things at home for lunch/dinner when office days and after work plans tie you to the city, which can be an hour from home. Nothing worse than spending on food that doesn't get eaten at home!

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[@Shnayblay]

“Ditto” 😂

[@megapangolin1093]

Beautiful, lucid, clear, open, honest explanation of your life and I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Honestly, I would have thought your makeup/beauty bill would have been huge for very obvious reasons.

[@hamishmounsey3989]

I find personally impulse buys in convenience stores for me like drinks and snacks, and getting takeaways add up to one of the biggest expenses that can be saved

[@hatin_the_thinker]

Thank you for sharing this insights. Not many are willing to talk to this. But many like to hear about it just to grow their knowledge base. Don't stress about explaining yourself...it's not bragging. We live in the information age. And you are sharing just that. Tx

[@nischa]

I appreciate this a lot. Thank you

[@terezmajor8669]

Thank you for your openness. It should be taught in school how to deal with money, I'm learning a lot now. Wish I was 20 years younger.

[@Gary-mu1bu]

Great video this is. The government should include things like this as mandatory in the curriculum in schools real life lessons & guidance from real people sharing there journey in life. Well done keep up the good work

[@nischa]

Thanks v much

[@bond0666]

@@nischa I got contract to house asylumseekers, need some properties

[@hassyg4083]

you learn this when you get a job not school

[@timeeak4599]

@@hassyg4083 but it's good to give that foundation in the early years of school

[@timeeak4599]

Agree

[@kevinross8844]

Just started watching your videos, excellent. My top tip…get rid of your Nespresso machine, take a barista class, buy an espresso machine. My Rocket machine paid for itself in 2 years ( including coffee, cost of the machine, plus energy) plus the environmental impact….probably 3 polar bears saved more or less.

[@IMBLESSED-oe6dl]

I went 99.9% off caffeine, my body feels so much better

[@AS-yg5dt]

Just discovered this - love the channel - thanks for sharing - keep doing you. Peace 🙏🏽

[@searklarak]

My best friend, in his late 20s, works as a tax accountant in The Big 4. His job title is Senior Manager. He likes to invest, bought his first property (1 bedroom new build flat) recently and doesn't splash on many things except holidays and food. He's got a pretty chilled lifestyle and has similar expenses after factoring in bills.

[@somethinglikeanonymous1773]

And?….

[@Shnayblay]

I’ve noticed people in comments sections just love telling the world irrelevant stuff 😂

[@apoorvsingh_ASR]

Keep up the good work Nischa!

[@gurmitmal3165]

Love all your videos, eye openers for sure. Treating your income & household as a business re income V expenses is so very important... Plus a lot of common sense & not just wishing for the best is powerful... 😎

[@lagatha9774]

This is a good video because I think many people (myself included) were just curious about how you balance a budget. You are able to plan for the future as well as stay on top of the expenses that are required to maintain your lifestyle now. It all comes back to living within your means. I am originally from the UK but now live in Toronto which is super expensive. I expected London to be a lot worse to be honest. By the way your content is very inspirational and gets us thinking about what we can achieve.

[@buntyvirani8653]

nicely done without boasting stuff, that feels like a great deal of work.

[@tajchana1]

Great organic video, keep it it real. Thanks happy new year !

[@swerob00]

Love your videos! Can I just say that putting a camera in the fridge for your B roll is top quality! 🤪

[@danielrichards9783]

I often hear how expensive London is, but your monthly expenditures seem pretty reasonable. Because you're a banker, you're probably good with money. It looks like you have a nice life. I would love to live in London but I am an American lawyer and tennis pro, so the transition would not be easy...unless of course I could coach or manage Radecanu!

[@jefferyhutchinson791]

Interesting video. The thing that surprised me most was how cheap it is to live in London - not the reputation at all. Your mortgage seems very reasonable as do your grocery costs. Those numbers would apply in cheaper cities - more so than NYC, Toronto or SF.

[@allanbahati1942]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing! We have pretty similar expenses but you beat me with locking that mortgage rate. Salute 👏👏 😎 new subscriber, and thanks for sharing your journey!

[@nischa]

Thank you!

[@gatekeeperboxing5898]

I also work as an accountant in London and live there, but probably make alot less since it is not in the banking sector. It is always interesting when I see other peoples expenditure living in the same city, I always seem to find my monthly expenditure in every single category is considerably less, and some categories I spend nothing at all.

[@gurdeepchumber2764]

Great video & thanks for sharing,it's basic stuff but you'll be surprised how many people live above there means & are in debt

[@evansaly]

I think it’s interesting to see how others handle ££. I think you are disciplined and that something to learn from as I think it’s being spontaneous with spending that underpins financial unpredictability. I’ve only watched 2 videos but I’m inspired to put some of your advice into practice - apportioning and controlling the outgoings 😊

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[@davidlu6265]

Good quality content! I’ll never get tired of it.

[@nischa]

Thanks!

[@itisok1021]

Love it. It is veyr helpful to have a practical example. Thank you🙏

[@ishaw500]

Binge watching. Love that you’re a Londoner and woman!! We are traditionally tight lipped around money.

[@Sensible468]

Hi Nischa, great channel. I was a little surprised on your food outlay costs. I would have thought this element would have been higher and especially living in London. All the very best for your channel. :)

[@Krishen835]

Really useful! Thanks for sharing!

[@WA-of7nk]

The budget seems quite measured, I like it. Increasing growth and wealth in order to save more is a good point too. Will tell the Home Office 🙂

[@idamantashi8529]

This is great. I was surprised to see you spent zero on clothing. Good for you. I totally enjoy luxury shopping.

[@letschatfamilyfinances]

I am shocked at how low these numbers are! Good work! Especially the mortgage!

[@stoic900]

Awesome vid! I desperately need a side hustle. I've been dealing with the lifestyle creep that comes with salary bumps

[@cvstaff22]

I would love to hear about your journey to getting started in property and renting out commercial properties

[@SinduMadan]

Just curious, but other than investments is there an estimated guideline around insurances and how much a 30 year old should be insured for just to cover the basics (life, critical illness, accident insurance etc)?

[@FutureInvestmentsBullion]

A new found channel for me. I love it.

[@iftikharchoudhury6496]

Hi, really enjoying your videos. I have a question if you don't mind asking? Who's your mortgage lender and how did you manage to get a half repayment and half interest scheme?

[@joseanp9061]

In my opinion this video is very interesting for everyone. People can compare how much money they spend considerating their incomes. Today I discover your chanel and it´s wonderful. Greeetings from Bilbao (Spain)

[@autovlogz]

I'm interested in the mortgage you mentioned, how do you get one that allows half and half? Or do you just mean you have a repayment one amortising in the usual way?

[@koolhunkchandra]

love the honesty and authenticity of this video

[@championchess31]

Beautiful and clever. Thank you for your interesting perspective on money.

[@anteleto8552]

Thank you for sharing! What shocked me the most is spending only 120 pounds on groceries (!)

[@lizheyndrickx5190]

Great video! Well articulated:)

[@robertonditi7715]

Thank you for this breakdown.

[@sikhpilot.]

Ok that was 200k more than I expected. Good on you! Great video.

[@Asht2704]

Thanks for sharing. It's good to see someone talking about finance and speaking on 'taboo' subjects. I've started doing to same on my channel - good luck!

[@nischa]

Thank you. Love your channel also, good luck!

[@KeepingWatchUK]

Good for you. Seems you have a perfect balance of spending / saving and ensuring you’re enjoying your time in London! For me personally I try to overpay on the mortgage (also fixed at 1.5% a few years ago, fortunately) and save/invest any surplus. Problem is, my vice is wrist watches so any such saving ends up going on them anyway! 🤦🏻‍♂️😉

[@squodge]

Why do you need so many watches if you only wear one at any time? Besides, our phones have the time so your watches are a wasted expense (if the watches could somehow bring in income, then sure, it would be worth it). I also can't think how a watch can bring joy into your life lol.

[@eve_synn]

@@squodge watches are investments, they go up in value quite quickly!

[@phueal]

Never would have guessed your vice from your handle and profile pic!

[@dlc2479]

I noticed about the interest rate too. Definitely worth overpaying rn, my bf has a newbuild in zone 2 and his mortgage has gone up by nearly 3x 😢

[@foxyfoxtrot4233]

I’m positively surprised at the mortgage amount. The total monthly payment is much better than the rent many people pay. Well done!

[@stuartsgp]

I live in London too, very interesting to see what you spend. Was most surprised by your groceries being only £120, that’s very economical 🥳

[@inviaggioconraf]

I love the beauty that shines through your voice while you're speaking about "ordinary things". I have some ideas about a video that I would love to make, let me know if we can talk about it somewhere! Cheers from Italy🌻🗺

[@richardamos3173]

Wow! Your discipline is extraordinary. As for the "when I was younger" comment....I only started saying that after I turned 50!

[@CaptainLeo]

Great content and well-paced delivery. I am so glad you don't do those sponsorship plugs, that's why I unsubscribed to several other channels.

[@AllStarsOfComedy]

Excellent breakdown thanks 😊

[@msalempeters]

your mortgage and interest rate are nuts. Amazing!

[@Dana-ml7sy]

The one thing I did when trying to cut costs was learn to cook. Vegetarian food is cheaper but you can make 6 shepherds pies with 500g of lamb mince supplemented with lots of veg if you eat meat. Meal planning & prepping saves money. Rather than eat out my friends & I took it in turns to host a dinner party once a month & everyone would bring something to make up the feast. Sometimes they would be to celebrate an occasion & other times it was a theme night.

[@dalegrange7503]

Hope you are doing well. I enjoyed the video . Good information and. Very well explained. Wish you all the best for the future..

[@dalegrange7503]

Thanks for the reply. Have a good weekend.

[@DwightWalker]

Surprisingly good value for money on expenditure.

[@glenn06]

This is such a helpful video!

[@prathameshlandge4216]

could you please make a video on your career like how you got here like qualifying as an accountant and then banking, what uni you went to?

[@riarawat4386]

Hi Nischa, thanks for this lovely video, was wondering if you could share a video on your expense tracker - how do you track it, formats etc. It would be greatly helpful, thank you!

[@rahulshendre7089]

nice one i am just binge watching all your videos

[@tarunsingh229]

Nischa, you’re gorgeous. You remind me of very beautiful and graceful Indian actress, Chitrangada Singh. Thank you making such amazing content for your subscribers. More power to you. 🎉🎉

[@mr.bubble1657]

Please make a video on your life journey....i mean like how what u did after schooling in india, what collage u went, how you got a job in london

[@alannah609]

Wow, 1.6%! wish I could have bought my first house during the pandemic where rates were at their lowest, but couldn’t afford the deposit at the time. Now just moved into my first home, locked in at 3.6%. It’s a two up, two down terraced house doer-upper (150 miles north of London). I knew it would have me living from paycheck to paycheck because I just wanted to get on the ladder and stop paying extortionate ground rents and service charges in my previous flat (which were going into a greedy residential company’s pocket). While I applaud your success I do believe that sometimes getting some financial benefits are down to timing… particularly when global markets and governments seem to run a lottery on people’s house prices. I simply did not have the right amount of money at the right moment and am now literally paying the price!

[@sumildepala9932]

and im now looking at 5.1% lol. you lucked out from my point of view haha

[@andrewlunn]

Hi Nischa, you're making some great videos and I wondered if you also enjoy photography? A print for your wall may be a great investment or gift to yourself. You may even want to shoot it yourself so you have the 'life experience' as well as the tangible print. I shoot in London most days and often in & around Bank. Happy to offer you some tips or meet for a photo walk / shoot if you'd like to.

[@MegaSerioussam]

I thought it would have been more expensive. Great video. Love your channel

[@amitagarwal2243]

Oh that was pretty balanced.. awesome 👍

[@VintageRadius]

You’re spending quite a bit less than I would have thought. I work in the Financial sector in Boston. London is always a pleasure 😊 Cheers!

[@davidgladpaul]

Hi Nischa. I have a video request. I'd love you to do a video on how to manage and grow your finance as a person who's just starting out a self employed job. Thank you in advance. 🙏

[@Mrs.J.B]

Groceries alone is almost R5000 for a 2 person household. Electricity up to R1000 a month - not too mention that we now have permanent load shedding - no electricity for 3hrs 2 to 3 hrs a day, depending on what stage your area is in. The living costs keep rising but the income does not.

[@Nilankams]

Hi I am a data engineer living near London (near Barnet). My living style is similar (2 bed newly build flat with service charge). My monthly outgoing is £2,200 and its really helpful to know someone else outgoing too (I've managed to keep it bit lower than you by £600). Thanks for sharing these expenses as its gives me really valuable insight to my own expenses.

[@kristianas5375]

wow, that mortgage was a really good deal, I wonder what deal is/would be your next one. As an accountant, you must have the knowledge to negotiate or find a better one. I would love to find out how it turned out for you! And thank you for sharing this I just realized I must write everything down, even though I live below my means, somewhere I spend way more than you. 100 pounds for the train? how? I would be so happy to pay the same price... Is it within the same zone? Very last one, loooove your accent and clarity, as a foreigner it is like a pleasure, I have so much joy listening to your videos xx

[@kushmuthy5571]

Awesome content! Do just do Flips/BTLs or HMOs / C2R conversions too?

[@zenakaur9947]

A minimal capsule wardrobe video would be great considering you didn’t buy new clothes for 6 months! / where to get quality items from

[@DallaceLaDawn]

I live in the Bahamas, I try to find different ways to save on food but the prices here are ridiculous! $9 for a gallon of milk! Love your videos!

[@keithnicholson9100]

Im surprised. I live I’m Vancouver Canada and i spend more. Im loving the videos, especially “Paying yourself first “👍

[@expatwealthasia8702]

Interesting video. Keep up the good content 👌

[@Joe-rr8ls]

I’m living with parents atm so have a lot of disposable income. Would it better to invest in RESI (commercial property funds) or residential (flipping)?

[@neavius]

I’m really surprised..thought this would be a quick narcissist vid ..but in-fact your are a really sound soul . Thanks x

[@alipop1111]

Hi! You mentioned using a budget tracker, which one do you use?

[@carolcarol1916]

Nisca you are a beautiful Accountant. So smart

[@georgesghoussoub9480]

Hello @nischa, great thanks for sharing the finance tracker template, although, if I loaned a friend a sum amount of money, where does it fit in your template?

[@mixnmichael1]

Wow that's very good for living in london. I live in Phoenix Arizona in the states and have a similar budget.

[@indrasena1783]

Great, You may include some donations to your expenses, that would be super great!.

[@danluke1989]

Great content - I love this

[@nischa]

Thank you!

[@speteydog2260]

I think your are so efficient!

[@gmshadowtraders]

Living it up!