Day 5 – just because you can live on $2.25 a day doesn’t mean you should

Day 5, and I am glad it is almost over. Lesson for today, just because you can live on $2.25 a day, doesn’t mean you should. I have lost 3 kilos that I didn’t want to lose. I thought I had been eating relatively well, with a reasonably balanced, if bland, diet. But still, the weight has come off. I hate to think how difficult this would be living on this little for longer, or if I was doing a physical job, or if I was sick.  But I am not.  I’m going shopping this afternoon for some cheese, wine, eggs, garlic bread, pasta and a creamy mushroom sauce, a few treats for tomorrow. I am glad that I have the choice to be able to do that. Many in real poverty don’t have any choices.

The game is almost over for me. While I don’t intend to carry on living on this little from now on, I do plan on cutting back some. $2.25 may be too low for me, but if I cut back a little, I could help just one person. I already sponsor two children. Maybe I can afford to sponsor one more.

I challenge you to look at how much you are spending. Maybe you too could afford to donate a little more.