How did you fare financially in 2018?

26 December 2018

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With the year drawing to a close, we wanted to find out if you're financially better off now than you were at the start of January 2018. 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.

With the year drawing to a close, we wanted to find out if you're financially better off now than you were at the start of January 2018.

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 (133 votes)

My finances are in better shape		91 votes (68%)
My finances are in worse shape		18 votes (14%)
My finances are about the same		24 votes (18%)
I don't know		0 votes (0%)

I’m female aged under 25 (82 votes)

My finances are in better shape		54 votes (66%)
My finances are in worse shape		11 votes (13%)
My finances are about the same		17 votes (21%)
I don't know		0 votes (0%)

I’m male aged 25 – 34 (741 votes)

My finances are in better shape		510 votes (69%)
My finances are in worse shape		87 votes (12%)
My finances are about the same		142 votes (19%)
I don't know		2 votes (0%)

I’m female aged 25 – 34 (597 votes)

My finances are in better shape		371 votes (62%)
My finances are in worse shape		92 votes (15%)
My finances are about the same		129 votes (22%)
I don't know		5 votes (1%)

I’m male aged 35 – 49 (886 votes)

My finances are in better shape		522 votes (59%)
My finances are in worse shape		171 votes (19%)
My finances are about the same		190 votes (21%)
I don't know		3 votes (0%)

I’m female aged 35 – 49 (1120 votes)

My finances are in better shape		621 votes (55%)
My finances are in worse shape		230 votes (21%)
My finances are about the same		263 votes (23%)
I don't know		6 votes (1%)

I’m male aged 50 – 64 (798 votes)

My finances are in better shape		371 votes (46%)
My finances are in worse shape		164 votes (21%)
My finances are about the same		259 votes (32%)
I don't know		4 votes (1%)

I’m female aged 50 – 64 (1212 votes)

My finances are in better shape		541 votes (45%)
My finances are in worse shape		274 votes (23%)
My finances are about the same		393 votes (32%)
I don't know		4 votes (0%)

I’m male aged 65+ (701 votes)

My finances are in better shape		309 votes (44%)
My finances are in worse shape		121 votes (17%)
My finances are about the same		268 votes (38%)
I don't know		3 votes (0%)

I’m female aged 65+ (588 votes)

My finances are in better shape		201 votes (34%)
My finances are in worse shape		94 votes (16%)
My finances are about the same		293 votes (50%)
I don't know		0 votes (0%)

I’m agender (or I don’t wish to disclose my gender) (20 votes)

My finances are in better shape		6 votes (30%)
My finances are in worse shape		5 votes (25%)
My finances are about the same		8 votes (40%)
I don't know		1 votes (5%)

                   6,878 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.