Better Life FP Series

‘Some people become train drivers for the £87k pay – I do it because I love working alone’

‘I charge £25 an hour for back-breaking work – I’m flabbergasted by the rudeness of some clients’

‘Rude customers are rife – I’ve walked off site a couple of times’

‘I’m 53, earn six figures and drive a Porsche – but still put the McDonald’s on expenses’

‘I’m a 20-year-old who earns £25k – my betting wins cover my weekly spend twice over’

‘We want to retire at 57 and sail the world on a yacht – are our pensions big enough?’

‘I launched a £70m business at 47 – money doesn’t stay in my account very long’

‘I’m 22, make £45k as a driving instructor and spend £24,000 of it on racing’

‘I followed a client’s cheating husband to a brothel – we saw everything’

‘I’m 24, earn £37,000, and bulk-buy cards to save cash (then spent £156 on my dog)’

‘Our 17th century castle looks intimidating but it’s a real family home’