Handy tips to save pennies. I'll just pop them in individually when they come to mind and label them #tightarsetips for easy searching.
First one is for my fellow skint caffeine addicts. A large cappuccino will set you back anywhere from $4 to $6. Even at Maccas and Hungry Jacks, a large is about $4.30 and not exactly large.
Tightarse Tip: Hungry Jacks sells 'Penny Pincher' medium sized coffees (latte, capp, espresso, whatever) for $1.50. Buy two mediums and you have more than a large for only $3.00. Buy three, pour them all into a thermos and you have a whole thermos full of hot coffee for $4.50. \0/
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
My house is my castle. My castle is a Suzuki 4WD.
Despite the title, this blog is not about homelessness. Not really.
This is just a place for me to dump.... stuff. Helpful stuff. Sad stuff. Fun stuff. Interesting stuff. Stuff I learn along the way.
I've had no permanent address since November 4th 2013. Granted, for an extended period I could be more accurately described as a tourist or traveller, as I drove across the country and back, but the car was where I spent most of that time. And now that I'm back in my home state, my car is officially my home.
Think about all the little things you do every day as you potter about your home. Make a cuppa, sink back into a lounge chair, watch some telly, have a shower, blowdry your hair, get dressed, brush your teeth, do some washing, cook a toasted sandwich, turn on/off the lights, turn on the heater/aircon, stretch out on your bed....
I haven't done any of those things in the privacy of my own home for over three months. Some of them - like sitting in a lounge chair, blowdrying my hair, cooking a toastie, making a cuppa, stretching out at night - I can't do at all. Others are just difficult and/or expensive. I can't control the temperature in my car when I'm sleeping. It's often too dark to read, or too light to sleep. Washing in coin-operated laundromats costs a fortune. I get dressed in public toilets or change on the side of the road. Showers are a rare luxury. Meals aren't even a thing.
Sometimes you just have to learn to live without certain stuff, but sometimes you learn other ways to make do - and that's mostly why I'm starting this blog. I'm hoping that some of the things that have been helpful for me might be helpful for others who are homeless, or broke, or just travelling on a tight budget.
So, yeah. This blog is not actually about homelessness. It's about creating the comfort and security of home when you don't have one. It's about surviving on little or no money. It's about being resourceful and practical and sensible and safe.
And, as per the subtitle, it's about maintaining some dignity and trying to get through each day without being stared at, glared at, sneered at, yelled at, or asked to leave. Because when you don't have access to things like food, sleep and basic facilities, "passing" as "normal" is hard. But it gets a whole lot harder if you don't.
PS. One thing this blog's definitely NOT about is asking for help. This is not an appeal for assistance, financial or otherwise. I dug this hole myself. I'll dig my own way out. x
This is just a place for me to dump.... stuff. Helpful stuff. Sad stuff. Fun stuff. Interesting stuff. Stuff I learn along the way.
I've had no permanent address since November 4th 2013. Granted, for an extended period I could be more accurately described as a tourist or traveller, as I drove across the country and back, but the car was where I spent most of that time. And now that I'm back in my home state, my car is officially my home.
Think about all the little things you do every day as you potter about your home. Make a cuppa, sink back into a lounge chair, watch some telly, have a shower, blowdry your hair, get dressed, brush your teeth, do some washing, cook a toasted sandwich, turn on/off the lights, turn on the heater/aircon, stretch out on your bed....
I haven't done any of those things in the privacy of my own home for over three months. Some of them - like sitting in a lounge chair, blowdrying my hair, cooking a toastie, making a cuppa, stretching out at night - I can't do at all. Others are just difficult and/or expensive. I can't control the temperature in my car when I'm sleeping. It's often too dark to read, or too light to sleep. Washing in coin-operated laundromats costs a fortune. I get dressed in public toilets or change on the side of the road. Showers are a rare luxury. Meals aren't even a thing.
Sometimes you just have to learn to live without certain stuff, but sometimes you learn other ways to make do - and that's mostly why I'm starting this blog. I'm hoping that some of the things that have been helpful for me might be helpful for others who are homeless, or broke, or just travelling on a tight budget.
So, yeah. This blog is not actually about homelessness. It's about creating the comfort and security of home when you don't have one. It's about surviving on little or no money. It's about being resourceful and practical and sensible and safe.
And, as per the subtitle, it's about maintaining some dignity and trying to get through each day without being stared at, glared at, sneered at, yelled at, or asked to leave. Because when you don't have access to things like food, sleep and basic facilities, "passing" as "normal" is hard. But it gets a whole lot harder if you don't.
PS. One thing this blog's definitely NOT about is asking for help. This is not an appeal for assistance, financial or otherwise. I dug this hole myself. I'll dig my own way out. x
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