Pilar Eyre: "I'm a YouTuber, but I won't be going to Andorra"

Pilar Eyre's (Barcelona, ​​1951) father already predicted she would be a Minou Drouet: "He gave me a peseta for every poem I wrote, but of course, I kept it because for a 6-year-old girl it was quite a lot of money," she explains.Companies.

"Around the age of 14, they opened a savings account for me and gave me a thousand pesetas. With that money, I bought books, although I didn't really need to because there were plenty at home," the writer notes. She continues: "I come from a very conservative, right-wing family, but it was an enlightened right wing."

The writer who was a finalist for the Planeta Prize in 2014 with My favorite color is seeing you He says he's constantly achieving professional milestones: "When I get a good review or when editors call to tell me a second edition of my book is coming out." Currently, he publishes an average of one book every year and a half: "I'll write until I'm 100. I have a long life ahead of me, and I'll die with my boots on."

Besides being a writer, Eyre has always wanted to be a journalist. She studied philosophy and literature and information sciences, and at 24, she debuted in the media: "I've needed to work like everyone else. I've done things I didn't like when I was young. And I've been with people I didn't get along with either. But I had a profession and I made a living from it." Now, at 74, her media appearances are entirely a vocation: "I only participate in programs where I know the people, they're my friends, and I like them." However, these appearances are always paid: "I don't want to offer my work for free, because I don't want to take work away from someone who needs to be paid."

"The main source of income is the family inheritance, followed by my books, which fortunately sell very well. Then comes YouTube, followed by articles and collaborations," he points out. In fact, YouTube has been a surprise: "I didn't know it generated income. I started uploading videos because I thought that everything I had learned and the historical events I had witnessed would be lost, and nothing would remain of my testimony and my journalistic experiences with the Franco family."

Regarding personal finances, she considers herself frugal, but not stingy: "In fact, I'm quite generous. I like the people who work at home to live well, so I try to pay them well. I also like giving gifts, and I love clothes; I spend a lot of money on them—it's my biggest indulgence." "I don't really know what to spend my money on beyond that. I have a nice car, a house on the Costa Brava, and I support causes, like animal welfare. I collaborate with Cáritas, among other organizations that help people, and with many animal shelters. I also like to travel; I'm not exactly a pro at traveling, but..."

On the other hand, she explains that she pays for the Journalists' Association's health insurance, but that she uses the public healthcare system: "I think it's fantastic; my primary care doctor is at the local health center, and I have complete trust in her." In this regard, Eyre is in favor of paying taxes: "I wish I could pay more, because that would mean I earn more." And she wants to continue contributing to this country: "Even if it's just a little." YouTuber "I'm not going to Andorra," he explains, laughing.

The writer has seen some attractive financial offers pass her by: "We were renting and wanted to buy a house near Sitges. We were offered a plot of land at a very good price, but it couldn't be built on until later. We didn't want to buy it, and six months later they built a development there that would have made us a fortune." However, she does confirm that she bought the house on the Costa Brava 15 years ago and it was a good investment because its value has now doubled due to its location.

He also recalls a missed opportunity with the lottery: "All the numbers matched except the bonus number. We won 600,000 pesetas, which was a lot at the time, but we could have won 60 million. We were terribly upset." In fact, Eyre says they followed in their parents' footsteps, who were quite the "losers": "They invested in things that went bust. They invested a lot of money in Javier de Rosa and Sofico's Grand Tibidabo, a fraud, a pyramid scheme. In the end, we lost faith in our abilities."

Currently, his son manages the finances: "He's an economist and handles the investments and the money; I don't even know if I have any money in the bank. I don't even know how to do a bank statement." Bizum"nor how much I charge."