7 Days and $14,519 (for now) later... What a week it has been. As I write this, I sit eating my last "refugee" meal of mixed vegetable fried rice. Today just proved that you can never budget down to a tee - things happen - and it brought it back to earth of how hard these things might be if you don't have the money to get there - or to help. Today a friend was in need after an accident. As many have done before for me after an accident, I wanted to pamper her and look after her as best I could but didn't have the means to do so. Today the most I could do was be there - and that was enough for her, but it did make me think about how much we often rely on money to go that extra mile to make someone that bit happier. One more tram ride. Luckily I had a few extra $ on my Octopus and avoided the walk to and from Central. I love walking, but I hate people traffic. And I will always love the tram. I received an article from my mum that has been
Weekends are always over too quickly. One good thing about having next to no money? Time goes very slowly... your weekend feels longer!! Up at 6:15am I thought about how to fill my day. After some life admin, the rain had stopped and the cabin fever was already building by 9am, I went for a run and my parents came over shortly after. Budget bread for me, mum's home made bread for everyone else. Much of the morning was spent reading and sharing the SCMP article that was published about what I have been doing this week (link here ). As expected, there are a few comments from some sad readers who obviously have no better purpose in life than to pick apart the good people are trying to do and criticise. It makes my blood boil that people can be so ignorant and cold hearted, but in comparison to the positivity I have received, it's nothing. My biggest issue is that these pessimistic readers have completely missed the point of what I am doing. They have read the article