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phwe9774 t1_itrsjld wrote

The first thing you should do is invest in yourself, you don't have to wait 10 years to start a career. Go back to school or learn a trade. Learn a skill that will allow you to earn more money.

After you start earning more money, start a savings account. Ideally, you'll have 3-6 months of expenses saved up. After that, you can really start investing in your future. I don't know if employers in the UK have retirement accounts like a 401k but that's an easy place to start and it's potentially free money. You can also do self funded investment accounts

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sea_salts_ OP t1_itru236 wrote

I think my sense of lack of direction is not knowing what skill to pick up/learn. A good one to start research on tonight, which I will get on to.

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I do have some savings already, single and not having many hobbies and only recently becoming financially independent, I managed to save a small bit.

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Thank you for the response.

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