Aasma Day

Money People Reporter @theipaper. Multi award winning journo;) Was: N of England corr HuffPost UK; Led JPI Investigations Unit; Lifestyle Editor Lancashire Post

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'At 73, my week on the state pension from one meal a day to doing my own dentistry'
Pensioner Muriel Westworth shares a daily diary of her life & thoughts with @theipaper to lay bare the reality of surviving on the state pension @age_uk @IndependentAge
https://t.co/byzBgVW1k2

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'I secretly work as a cam girl alongside my PR job – I’ve earned tens of thousands'
Lorna, 36, tells @theipaper how her side hustle as a cam girl far outstrips her earnings as a PR working in beauty and fashion.
She can earn more in 2 hours online than a whole day in her day job
https://t.co/3oYDvkHaBo

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'I’m a pensioner living on one meal a day – ending the triple lock will destroy me'
Tracy Birrell, 68, tells @theipaper how she is mainly surviving on soup and hardly dares to put her heating on.
She says life is bad enough now on the basic state pension - and says scrapping triple lock will destroy her
@age_uk @AgeUKnews @IndependentAge
https://t.co/legpiFf2v4

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

#journorequest I'm looking to speak to parents who have given their adult child/children large sums of money to help them out for whatever reason to share their story for @theipaper
If this is you, please email me at: [email protected] Thanks

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

#journorequest Looking to speak to pensioners who are already struggling to make ends meet/having to go without as it is already too hard surviving on the state pension - who are worried about the triple lock being scrapped.
Please email me at: [email protected]

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'We’re in our 80s, a broadband pole has ruined our dream retirement home'
Christine and Michael McCarthy tell @theipaper that an "ugly pole" supplying broadband to a neighbour has ruined the views from their idyllic dream bungalow and spoiled their retirement
https://t.co/LOBPzj2A0o

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'If you start small with pensions and give them time, they can grow into something huge'
World record breaking giant vegetable grower Kevin Fortey, 48, tells @theipaper how he regrets not tending to his pension earlier with the same attention he pays to growing - but he is now changing that
https://t.co/NfOaTwc1Qh

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'I refused a student maintenance loan – now I can’t afford to go to lectures'
Eva Morgan, 20, tells @theipaper that rising student living costs and affordability means she has to regularly skip lectures due to mounting transport costs
https://t.co/8ioK2TSlNk

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'I cleared my £370,000 debt by raffling my house – it’s now my full-time job'
Daniel Twenefour, 36, tells @theipaper how he was on the brink of bankruptcy - so he raffled off the house that almost ruined him @tramwaypath
https://t.co/C5LLKwLFvE

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'I’ve been saving into a ‘running away fund’ for 30 years. My husband has no idea'
Beatrice tells @theipaper she has has had a bank account in her maiden name for years. She keeps it secret from her husband as she views it as her emergency freedom fund if she ever needs it
https://t.co/PnsBKD2CVm

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'Meet the people who repaid their mortgage years early – saving many thousands of pounds'
People who paid off their mortgages early share their secrets with @theipaper about the simple and different ways they did it
https://t.co/4AV9wKR2IR

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

#journorequest Looking for people to share their Money Secrets for @theipaper! Don't worry, you can do it anonymously!
Do you have a furtive financial secret you are hiding from loved ones? A secret debt or a hidden stash of money? Or a clandestine or wacky side hustle?
Please email me at: [email protected]. Identities will be protected

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

#journorequest Looking to speak to someone who has taken their landlord to court over rent increases. Or maybe you're a landlord who has been taken to court and want to share your story.
Please email me at: [email protected] @theipaper

[Ariel Anderssen ❤️MV Sub of the Year❤️ @ArielAnderssen]

It's sadly rare to be a sex worker & be written about in a non-sensationalist, non-judgemental way. So when it happens, it's much appreciated, and very much noticed. Thanks, @AasmaDay, for @theipaper

[Ariel Anderssen ❤️MV Sub of the Year❤️ @ArielAnderssen]

It is meeeeeee in the iPaper, interviewed by the splendid @AasmaDay and talking about the kind of financial planning you need to do when your day job involves being able to squeeze your elbows together til they meet behind your back 🤣

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'I’m a BDSM performer earning £225,000. My seven properties will be my pension'
Ariel Anderssen, 49, tells @theipaper how she is earning a huge salary as a BDSM performer - but has always struggled with numbers and finds pensions terrifying
https://t.co/2BOuCwhkJz

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

'I chose to work at Domino’s rather than go to university – here’s why'
Lauren Disney, 19, tells @theipaper how she chose what initially began as a summer job working at a pizza place over going to university - and reveals she has no regrets as she is already an assistant store manager @dominos @Dominos_UK @virginmedia
https://t.co/rdFStabqpg

[Aasma Day @AasmaDay]

#journorequest Did you choose not to go to university even though you could have done and chose to get a job instead - and have absolutely no regrets? If this is you, please email me at: [email protected].
@theipaper