**"At 19, I Saved £15k for a House Deposit—Despite My School’s Lack of Financial Guidance"**
As a 19-year-old journalist apprentice I’m definitely lucky to be in the position I am, with a stable income and finding myself in a good place to start my career. I started the job in March and moved to London where I was fortunately able to stay with a friend of a friend under an informal renting agreement. However, this was only a temporary and now I am having to look for other places to stay, leaving me with the dilemma of whether to rent , or gather up my pennies to put down a deposit on an eye-wateringly pricey one-bedroom flat. My situation got me thinking about how I would be completely clueless as to where to even start if it wasn’t for my parents, who taught me to manage my money from a young age. When I turned 18, they encouraged me to squirrel away my not insignificant lump of cash – around £15,000 – into a stocks and shares ISA , a lifetime ISA and premium bonds , advice that has meant I am well on my way to being able to afford a deposit on a fl...