The True Cost of Being Single

Cinzia DuBois
8 min readAug 15, 2021

There is a lot of stigmas and unnecessary sympathies extended to single people. But being single is great, not just as a life decision, but also as a financial one. I save money in so many areas. Going out less frequently means I have stopped regularly spending money on eating out and drinking, gift-buying and big-ticket presents for holidays and celebrations. As a single person, I’m less likely to go travelling frequently (as solo…

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Cinzia DuBois

PhD student | Video Essayist | Podcaster | Lady of the Library.