
About this episode
The average person in the UK earns … yeah, we just teased you with that, but who doesn’t want to know if they’re doing better than the person next door? In this episode we talk with Timi Merriman-Johnson, an author, creator and founder of Mr MoneyJar, a financial education charity, to get under the bonnet of wealth gaps - averages, gender, ethnicity - and to lay out some key steps to help you climb the ladder.
This episode was recorded in October 2023. The data we reference may have changed.
Damo's video (What Salary Puts You In The Top 10%) is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMo6Cxmfq1A.
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