Financial advice

What next for Sarah Sands, Editor of Today (and by the way, where's the ad for her replacement ?)

Sarah celebrated International Women's Day roughing it as part of a Harper's Bazaar panel at the Mandarin Oriental, complete with three-course meal and Laurent Perrier champagne, thanks to sponsors UBS and De Beers.

“I am fierce about economic independence but less sound on personal finance – I operate on ‘Sandseconomics’, which is to count bargains as actual savings, so if I buy a dress for £300 discounted from £500, I think I am £200 better off! I have, however, learnt from Anne Robinson to behave like a market stallholder when negotiating with someone – you need to look into the whites of their eyes and see what they are prepared to pay. Finally, the one piece of advice I’d give any woman is to plan for a pension. The future will not look after itself.”