Last week I wrote a blog about trying to live for a month on
the South African minimum wage.
I failed. I lasted for about 24 hours.
I thought this would not be too hard.
I have completed some challenges:
I did abstain from chocolate for a whole year during 2014.
I finished my degree correspondence.
I lost 30kg's in 6 months.
I spend nights sleeping on the streets with the homeless.
Polony...
I did not realize how hard it would be to cut all
pleasure out of eating. With living on the minimum wage there is very little
space for the little extra's - in food and in life.
Living on the minimum wage is hard. Cheap food sucks. I
started my budget living with a typical workers meal: White bread and polony. I
nearly vomited. I would rather eat care tyres than ever have to eat cheap
polony again. It was horrible!!!
I might have another attempt at this challenge, but I will
need to change my living circumstances.
Two lessons for me - maybe for you:
1. It's okay to fail.
1. It's okay to fail.
2. Do not eat polony!!! Ever!!!
No risks, no rewards.
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