Do you need an 'admin night'? Lorraine's Claer Barrett explains why everyone should have a night in with friends to sort their lives out

Claer Barrett on Lorraine — (Image credit: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

During an appearance on Lorraine, financial expert Claer Barrett explains why everyone should swap a night out with an "admin night" in with friends instead.

"We get together with our friends," Claer begins, explaining how these evenings work, adding, "we sit down at somebody's house one night with our laptops out, and collectively get our life admin done."

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"Oh absolutely," Claer says, adding, "It could save you money on things like switching your bills, moving your savings, I was helping people do that."

Claer isn't the only person singing the praises of having an admin night in with friends - it's rapidly becoming one of 2026's biggest emerging trends, and is gaining huge traction on social media platform, TikTok.

According to Mashable, an admin night one of the "most relatable low-key hangout trends," and a "structured, communal way to tackle the invisible labour of adulthood together."

They add, "In a cultural moment defined by financial anxiety, burnout, and an appetite for quieter socializing, it [admin night] makes a surprising amount of sense.

A quick search online shows websites that even give tips for planning, organising, and executing a successful admin night - the good thing is etiquette doesn't dictate anything wild in the way of food and drink, it's all about the productivity.

The best way to organise an admin night is to choose a small amount of people to attend, who you know will focus on the job in hand and not try to turn it into something where you won't get your jobs done.

Create a calming environment and be clear on a tick list of tasks you'd like to get through before the evening starts.

Lists will inevitably vary between attendees, but if everyone shares their list when they arrive, it sets the foundations of accountability and people can offer helpful suggestions.

Work in focussed blocks and take short breaks for snacks and checking in with each other. When the evening is finished, you have the benefit of both having seen some friends and will have "a lovely feeling of being organised," as Lorraine says.

Lucy is a multi-award nominated writer and blogger with seven years’ experience writing about entertainment, parenting and family life. Lucy worked as a freelance writer and journalist at the likes of PS and moms.com, before joining GoodtoKnow as an entertainment writer, and then as news editor. The pull to return to the world of television was strong, and she was delighted to take a position at woman&home to once again watch the best shows out there, and tell you why you should watch them too.

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