"I was a shopaholic but saved £6k doing a 'no spend' year"

A woman saved more than £6k doing a "no spend year" by sacrificing all but essential purchases - and says it's done a "factory reset" on her relationship with money. Mia Westrap, 26, decided to overhaul her finances in January this year - by ditching all non-essential spending. Mia realised she was splashing out too much on socialising - and was regularly spending £200-a-month on eating out and £100-a-month on alcohol. Mia ditched nights out, meals at restaurants and cancelled almost all her subscriptions to in a bid to save £4k as an "emergency fund". She stuck to her commitment and even exceeded her £4k target - having saved £6,200 on her no-spend journey.