across 2 jobs:

job a: receptionist & cleaner
april ‘23 - march ‘24
my main job for the year

job b: bartender & cleaner
april ‘23 - february ‘24
my second job which i quit part-way through the year

i invested in 2 asset types this year, weighted towards the safer option:

s&p 500 index etf
this is a ‘market tracker’ that follows the general performance of the s&p 500. it has consistently performed well for many decades, and i view it as a safe long-term investment

cryptocurrency
a highly-speculative investment, i bought & held ethereum, with the future intention to transfer to & from a stablecoin according to market peaks & troughs

while my average investment target is £30k per year, saving & investing is more exponential than linear. the first few years will be the slowest, but wages will pick up & lost-time can be made up in the last few years with the help of interest on investments

inclusive of my 2 jobs & gifts received, i‘m a low-wage worker indeed. i had a small pot of savings from previous years, and together with keeping spending low, i managed to invest most of what i had

a booming year for the s&p 500 (again!) is the sole reason for this - this figure does not include value of cryptocurrency held, as it wavers so much the figure would quickly become outdated