Surviving Broke: Necessities I Can't Do Without

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Oh No! I am out of cash again!

I can't remember how many times I had that in mind—the feeling of being low on cash and not being able to afford most of my needs.

Being broke is like a disease to me, and in my mind I am sick, but even though I don't have much purchasing power to buy things that I always wish to buy, there are some things that seem impossible not to get even when I am totally broke or just practically low on cash.

These things are mostly what keep my life going and most likely provide another chance that I can use to make more money. I feel they may be the same for almost everyone on Hive, if I am not wrong.

Now, I guess you want to know what those things are. Don't you?

As a proud member of the association of foodies, I would say that no matter how broke a person is, he will always find food first. Either I find a way to buy foodstuffs at home or I find a way to quench my immediate hunger. Aside from food, I have a very strong desire, compassion, and love for FAB biscuits.

I find myself buying this biscuit too frequently, and most of the time

How did my love for this biscuit come about?

I was not initially a fan of eating biscuits, but as soon as I started moving with Pearl, who so much loved Happy Happy and Fab biscuits, I became influenced to like them too. She buys them so much and also asks me to buy them for her. I think that, in a way, translated into making me start liking it myself.

But I must confess that the biscuit is so sweet that when I am studying or busy doing some work, the thoughts of eating the biscuit come to mind, and I begin to crave it.

I am sure I am not the only one who craves something while studying or working; even the person reading this post does too. Oh yeah! I mean, you. What do you also crave for?

Hell No! Would I crave salt 😅. Maybe if I am cooking sha 🤔

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There is also one more thing I spend so much money on, which is even more than the money I spend on food and feeding, which is DATA.

No matter how broke I am, I always make sure I have access to the internet, unless it feels like the end of the World for me. If I don't try to always make means to keep aside funds for data even when I am broke, how else do I even want to make more money when I don't have a particular job that pays me a salary?

To me:

DATA is LIFE

I am definitely sure I am not alone on this; you may probably agree to this too. I am sure that no matter how broke you are, you will always find a way to secure the data on your phone. If not, how else are you online reading my post?

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One more thing to talk about is also FUEL for my generator. No matter how broke I am, I always make sure that I have access to electricity, as what use is data when there is no light to access it?

This is why I spend so much money on fueling my generator and making sure I have enough access to electricity in times of need.

So What about you? Do any of my pleasures go along with mine? What things would you buy, no matter how broke you are?

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𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙰𝚄𝚃𝙷𝙾𝚁

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_{Starstrings01, also known as Giftedhands, attends the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta to study mechatronics engineering. He is a lover of the hive, a guitarist from Nigeria, and a student.}

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