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Womble Bond Dickinson associate discusses monthly budget<\/p>\n

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Womble Bond Dickinson associate, Mia Siddique, breaks down her monthly budget<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A young lawyer has taken to TikTok to discuss her monthly budget and how she spends her hard-earned cash.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mia Siddique, a junior associate at Womble Bond Dickinson<\/a>, qualified into the firm\u2019s Southampton office in September 2023. While not revealing the numbers on her paycheque \u2014 and careful to distance herself from top junior salaries in the capital: \u201cI don\u2019t work out of London so no, I\u2019m not on hundreds of thousands of pounds\u201d \u2014 Siddique has provided a breakdown of her monthly outgoings, increasing transparency around legal salaries.<\/p>\n

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@legallypossible<\/a> Having struggled my entire life through balancing multiple jobs whilst studying, growing up in a council house and living paycheck to paycheck, it\u2019s a huge privilege to be able to do these videos and finally be in a position of financial stability. I don\u2019t take it for granted and I share these videos for others who are interested, who want to learn how to budget better or who want to see that it\u2019s possible to earn a comfortable salary no matter your background. \ud83d\ude80 This is after all deductions eg pension, taxes, employee benefits etc! #lawyer<\/a> #solicitor<\/a> #socialmobility<\/a> #anythingispossible<\/a> #budget<\/a> #budgeting<\/a> #lawyersalary<\/a> #budgetwithme<\/a> #payday<\/a> #finance<\/a> #savings<\/a> \u266c original sound \u2013 mia | lawyer \ud83e\udea9<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Having purchased her first home recently, Siddique sets aside \u00a31,400 each month for mortgage repayment and household bills, while \u00a3250 goes on personal bills, including her phone bill and car insurance, and she normally allots around \u00a3220 a month for food shopping.<\/p>\n

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The junior lawyer revealed that she spends \u00a3130 each month on beauty products and treatments, telling her followers: \u201cGetting your nails done, getting your lashes done and buying nice skincare is such a privilege. I am very grateful and do acknowledge that.\u201d<\/p>\n

She aims to spend \u00a3150 a month on travel, living a 3 hour commute from the office, where she works \u201conce or twice a week\u201d. \u00a3350 goes on birthday presents for friends and family and \u00a3200 towards furniture and home decor.<\/p>\n

This month she is spending \u00a3100 paying off a previous holiday and while she had planned spend no more than \u00a3200 eating out, she has already overspent on this: \u201cI always find myself, as soon as I get paid, going absolutely crazy!\u201d<\/p>\n

Any money she doesn\u2019t spend this month, will go into her savings.<\/p>\n

In the video\u2019s caption, Siddique reflects on her financial backstory:<\/p>\n

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\u201cHaving struggled my entire life through balancing multiple jobs whilst studying, growing up in a council house and living paycheque to paycheque, it\u2019s a huge privilege to be able to do these videos and finally be in a position of financial stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Viewers in the comments compared Siddique\u2019s monthly spend to their own financial situations. One user commented: \u201cGirl, I pay \u00a31,550 for rent in London and bills are added on\u201d; another added \u201c\u00a32,700 a month on our mortgage alone in Essex\u2026 silly prices here!\u201d. Others praised her openness about money, \u201cLove the transparency!!!\u201d.<\/p>\n

An envious fellow lawyer joked, \u201cThis is a great salary. My lawyer salary in north of England doesn\u2019t cut it \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 \ud83d\udc9e\ud83d\udc9e\ud83d\udc9e\u201d while others left messages of support: \u201cI am so happy that you got that finanical freedom, you worked so hard for it \ud83e\udd70 I remember watching you right from the start! Keep shining Mia! \ud83e\udd70\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n