I suppose there's no time like the present to start these things.
Following months of heavy spending and years of irresponsible money frittering, I have stumbled upon a chance to be part of a life-changing road trip across the US of A. Trouble is, I have zero cash to spare.
I debated setting up a money management system and even blogging about the trip, but I know myself well enough to know that it will take something epic to make - nay, force - me to save cashmoney. I needed an angle.
After a long and arduous thirteen minutes, I came upon an idea that I'd first seen at uni. A bunch of guys had been living on the equivalent of $3 a day to raise awareness of the plight of third-world countries, and in the post-experiment interview, they stated that not only had they learned what other people in the world go through when it comes to affording life's essentials, they had also learned the true value of money and the pointlessness of material objects. I'm a girl who likes her comforts - a true Taurean. I like booze, clothes, fast cars, expensive food and constant occupation. I bore easily and it's been approximately a year and a half since I last did something free. I would even go so far as to say that I've lost touch with low-cost living and no longer relate to that old adage the best things in life are free.
It was perfect.
So here I am, ready to embark upon the ultimate challenge... Can I live on nothing more than a fiver a day? A fiver - £35 cashmoney for the week - to live, travel, work and survive on Brighton's mean streets?
It means no wine. No clothes. No Nando's.
It's going to be difficult.
Here, you can follow my attempts to save the hallowed cash and see if it truly is possible to live on such little money in one of Britain's most expensive cities.
Wish me luck!
Rebby :)
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