I have maybe -$80.16 in the bank at the moment. It was a combination of a pricy car service, my birthday, paying back the future fund, and the UQ bi-annual book fair. I managed to snag 2 volumes of the Harmsworth Magazine. I. Regret. Nothing.
Being broke and between paycheques does present an interesting challenge in terms of food. Here’s the breakdown of food I have:
...Looking at it now, I realize that it’s not really a challenge. The rice will sustain me. I make a killer fried rice with just tuna, egg and soy sauce. And I’m not above having cereal with juice.
It’s moments like this that I get an insight into what it would be like to live from paycheque to paycheque. To know that you don’t have the luxury of buying chips on the way home. Oddly, because money is now always on my mind, I find that I desire to consume more. I want to eat more food because I’ve psyched myself up to believe that I have very little food (even though I don’t). I can easily see myself reaching for the credit card, buying a bunch of junk food, and regretting it as I stuff my face. I wonder if I will splurge when I get paid. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Voting for the April contest entries has started! My favourites are:
TRasa’s dark take on social media gone wrong.
Emerald Viper’s literal and heart-felt interpretation of ‘going through hell’.
And Master Chief’s very own Rogue Squadron.
Solemn Coyote also posted a second entry, which he did not enter due to work count, but is nonetheless a great thought experiment – what would it be like to create humans for entertainment?
Being broke and between paycheques does present an interesting challenge in terms of food. Here’s the breakdown of food I have:
- 2 cans of beans
- 13 eggs
- 2 cans of tuna
- 2 frozen pies
- Rice
- 1 packet of chips
- 5 tomatoes
- ½ pack of salad
- 6 chicken nuggets
- 3 magnum ice creams
- ½ pack of cereal
- 4 juice poppers
- Soy sauce
- Nandos sauce
...Looking at it now, I realize that it’s not really a challenge. The rice will sustain me. I make a killer fried rice with just tuna, egg and soy sauce. And I’m not above having cereal with juice.
It’s moments like this that I get an insight into what it would be like to live from paycheque to paycheque. To know that you don’t have the luxury of buying chips on the way home. Oddly, because money is now always on my mind, I find that I desire to consume more. I want to eat more food because I’ve psyched myself up to believe that I have very little food (even though I don’t). I can easily see myself reaching for the credit card, buying a bunch of junk food, and regretting it as I stuff my face. I wonder if I will splurge when I get paid. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Voting for the April contest entries has started! My favourites are:
TRasa’s dark take on social media gone wrong.
Emerald Viper’s literal and heart-felt interpretation of ‘going through hell’.
And Master Chief’s very own Rogue Squadron.
Solemn Coyote also posted a second entry, which he did not enter due to work count, but is nonetheless a great thought experiment – what would it be like to create humans for entertainment?
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