• HerbGrower@slrpnk.net
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    Minimum wage is much lower for apprenticeships, plus I was only working 11-5. Once I completed the apprenticeship I started earning regular minimum wage. Saved most of the difference for a house deposit.

    I didn’t say I did nothing, just that I didn’t spend much money after essentials are covered. Tbh, still don’t.

    After work go to the beach, drink a can of cider, cook up some hotdogs for dinner and have a swim - it costs me under £1.

    Been going out fruit picking lately, mostly plums, apples and blackberries. That costs £0 to do and you end up with delicious food out of it. Or lately, been making wines from some of them which was a small one time cost for some bottles.

    Gardening and allotment, £50 a YEAR rent for the allotment and get a pretty big space from it. Still a WIP as I am new to that but I get to chat with people there along with grow my own fruit/veg. Before that I just had my small garden which I use to grow herbs.

    If this is just “existing”, I feel like I would question who is the one that’s brainwashed.

    • Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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      That’s great!, when your done patting yourself on the back and thinking only about your own situation. You might want to consider 80-90% of the rest of the world’s population where those safety nets DON’T exist…

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          Did I break you? Because that makes no sense on any level.

          I mean you’re trying to dismiss 90% of the world? So now you’re agreeing with me?