How did you fare financially in 2019?

1 January 2020

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At the start of the New Year, we wanted to find out if you're financially better off now than you were at the start of January 2019. Whether you saved money, paid off debt, overspent, borrowed or had a pay rise, tell us how your household finances fared over the past year. Please select ONE option under the relevant category.

At the start of the New Year, we wanted to find out if you're financially better off now than you were at the start of January 2019.

Whether you saved money, paid off debt, overspent, borrowed or had a pay rise, tell us how your household finances fared over the past year.

Please select ONE option under the relevant category.

Results

I’m male aged under 25 (117 votes)

My finances are in better shape		90 votes (77%)
My finances are in worse shape		12 votes (10%)
My finances are about the same		14 votes (12%)
I don't know		1 votes (1%)

I’m female aged under 25 (75 votes)

My finances are in better shape		49 votes (65%)
My finances are in worse shape		9 votes (12%)
My finances are about the same		16 votes (21%)
I don't know		1 votes (1%)

I’m male aged 25-34 (529 votes)

My finances are in better shape		374 votes (71%)
My finances are in worse shape		63 votes (12%)
My finances are about the same		91 votes (17%)
I don't know		1 votes (0%)

I’m female aged 25-34 (450 votes)

My finances are in better shape		277 votes (62%)
My finances are in worse shape		78 votes (17%)
My finances are about the same		94 votes (21%)
I don't know		1 votes (0%)

I’m male aged 35-49 (639 votes)

My finances are in better shape		405 votes (63%)
My finances are in worse shape		71 votes (11%)
My finances are about the same		163 votes (26%)
I don't know		0 votes (0%)

I’m female aged 35-49 (676 votes)

My finances are in better shape		340 votes (50%)
My finances are in worse shape		136 votes (20%)
My finances are about the same		195 votes (29%)
I don't know		5 votes (1%)

I’m male aged 50-64 (547 votes)

My finances are in better shape		288 votes (53%)
My finances are in worse shape		76 votes (14%)
My finances are about the same		181 votes (33%)
I don't know		2 votes (0%)

I’m female aged 50-64 (797 votes)

My finances are in better shape		372 votes (47%)
My finances are in worse shape		128 votes (16%)
My finances are about the same		293 votes (37%)
I don't know		4 votes (1%)

I’m male aged 65+ (538 votes)

My finances are in better shape		261 votes (49%)
My finances are in worse shape		42 votes (8%)
My finances are about the same		235 votes (44%)
I don't know		0 votes (0%)

I’m female aged 65+ (525 votes)

My finances are in better shape		194 votes (37%)
My finances are in worse shape		50 votes (10%)
My finances are about the same		280 votes (53%)
I don't know		1 votes (0%)

I'm non-binary (17 votes)

My finances are in better shape		6 votes (35%)
My finances are in worse shape		6 votes (35%)
My finances are about the same		2 votes (12%)
I don't know		3 votes (18%)

                   4,910 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.