Day 4 - Eating out
Today, like the rest of this week, has started with porridge. This morning I mixed in a little brown sugar, another of my more pricier toppings this week but it was worth it.
Instead of soup today, I splashed out, spending a little extra on having yesterdays dinner leftovers of the tuna kedgeree, which tasted just as good heated up this afternoon.
This evening I went out for dinner...yes I did. I was invited round to my friends for dinner and after explaining to her that I was eating on a budget this week she challenged herself to cook on a budget for her whole family, and they did! Joy cooked us up a treat of pasta with tinned tomatoes, red pepper, and some spices alongside some garlic bread and a smattering of grated cheese for the pricey sum of 32p each - winner! Thank you Joy!
Today has felt pretty normal - no headaches, I didn't feel hungry too much and not really feeling tempted by food I have passed today.
Breakfast - Porridge and brown sugar = 7p
Snack - a banana = 13p
Lunch - leftover Tuna Kedgeree = 42p
Snack - an apple = 5p
Dinner - Pasta, tomato sauce, garlic bed and a sprinkle of cheese = 32p
Breakfast - Porridge and brown sugar = 7p
Snack - a banana = 13p
Lunch - leftover Tuna Kedgeree = 42p
Snack - an apple = 5p
Dinner - Pasta, tomato sauce, garlic bed and a sprinkle of cheese = 32p
Total spend = 99p
Before I attempted to 'live below the line' I wouldn't think twice about buying myself a chocolate bar for a snack, priced at anything between 50p and 80p, and that would just be in addition to the rest of my daily consumption. I'm not saying that I'm not going to eat chocolate again, but this week has made me realise how I often take my wealth for granted and the things that I would have had every day feel like a luxury right now.
1 billion children all over the world live below the poverty line and it is not their choice.
Thank you for following my live below the line challenge so far, last day tomorrow...
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