unilad homepage
unilad homepage
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • World News
    • Crime
    • Health
    • Money
    • Sport
    • Travel
  • Music
  • Technology
  • Film and TV
    • News
    • DC Comics
    • Disney
    • Marvel
    • Netflix
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Archive
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
24-year-old reveals shocking amount she spends per day so she can retire when she's 40
Home>News>Money
Published 19:52 21 Mar 2025 GMT

24-year-old reveals shocking amount she spends per day so she can retire when she's 40

There goes me saying 'YOLO' every time I decide to 'treat' myself...

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

google discoverFollow us on Google Discover
Featured Image Credit: TikTok/@miarosemcgrath

Topics: Money, TikTok

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a freelance journalist with words in Daily Express, Cosmopolitan UK, LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She is a former Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible.

Advert

Advert

Advert

If you fancy being a 'financially responsible' young person in a bid to reap the benefits later in life, then a TikToker says she has you covered.

That coffee you bought earlier this week? That donut the other day? All the 'treats' you end up treating yourself to every single day - guilty - because why else would you work?

Well, prepare to wave goodbye to them if you decide to take one TikToker's advice when it comes to saving enough to be 'enter your rich girl era', save money, and try to retire by the age of 40.

Advert

TikToker Mia Rose McGrath is in the office five days a week for her account manager job in fashion in London, which she tells followers makes it a lot harder to save money.

In a video shared to her platform earlier today (March 21), she reveals she's trying to save 'as much' as she can so she can invest more in the stock market.

"One of the ways that I'm achieving this is bringing a packed lunch in every single day," she explains. "When I'm feeling extra lazy I'll just take the leftovers from the dinner before."

And this apparently saves Mia over $100 each week, the TikToker working out the meal comes to $1.

The other thing Mia slashes the cash on? Coffee.

Packed lunches are the way forward apparently (TikTok/ @miarosemcgrath)
Packed lunches are the way forward apparently (TikTok/ @miarosemcgrath)

Instead of buying a caffeine hit while out and about, Mia makes a coffee at home - it costing just under 40 cents.

And her breakfast? Similarly hitting just under 40 cents by having some granola rather than spending any money out.

Mia's commute is $4.40 each way which totals $8.80 each day and she notes she has a 16-25 railcard which gives her a discount too.

However, this isn't to say Mia doesn't treat herself every now and again, revealing she does buy an item once a month from Vinted - a pair of boots costing around $45.

For dinner, Mia tucked into a meal of a burger, some chips and greens which she says costed a total of around 50 cents.

Her total spend for the day? $58.70. And she even says that was one of her larger spend days...

In another video, she notes she eats 'a 50p breakfast everyday so [she] can retire by 40' and has reportedly managed to save around $96,000 so far - alongside investing etc.

And it's not taken long for social media users to weigh in.

One TikToker said: "Food from home for the win!! Tastes better and saves a hell of a lot!"

"Packing lunch saves so much," another added.

Alas, despite Mia's intentions of retiring by the age of 40, another user commented on another video: "You’ve spent so much money here. you’ll realise why you’re not retiring at 40 fairly soon."

So, what do you think?

  • Bartender reveals impressive amount she's made in tips during the World Cup
  • Ghislaine Maxwell reveals the shocking amount she was paid per year by Jeffrey Epstein until his imprisonment
  • DoorDash driver reveals shocking amount she made from just 15 minutes of driving as customers demand one item
  • Escort reveals staggering amount of money she makes per week in December

Choose your content:

2 hours ago
3 hours ago
  • Getty Stock Images
    2 hours ago

    Private investigator shares one question that always exposes cheating partners

    Venus Investigations says there is one sign that led to her catching hundreds of cheaters

    News
  • ALEXANDER KLEIN / AFP via Getty Images
    2 hours ago

    US Olympic skier Bode Miller speaks out after arrest on drug charges and shares what really happened

    Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty

    News
  • Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images
    3 hours ago

    Reason why man is standing motionless for entire World Cup matches explained

    He stands as a tribute to the Congo's recent history

    News
  • Netflix
    3 hours ago

    Mackenzie Shirilla's lawyers made surprising claim in appeal as her third request denied

    The 21-year-old remains incarcerated in the Ohio Reformatory for Women, serving two concurrent 15-year-to-life sentences

    News