Hustle through the tough times ahead
Jul 02, 2013
It is at such times that we painfully wish the movies Click and Inception were actually real and that stuff of playing with time; going to and fro different time zones and ish like that were true and could happen. All that, just so we could opt for a change in time.
By Brian Mayanja and Humphrey Wampula
It is at such times that we painfully wish the movies Click and Inception were actually real and that stuff of playing with time; going to and fro different time zones and ish like that were true and could happen. All that, just so we could opt for a change in time.
Times are getting hard to survive! Only alert peeps can survive when the world becomes complicated to live in.
See, each day that passes by, stuff at school canteens get more expensive. 1k can’t even buy you a soda and a snack. This means 10k is barely enough for a weekly budget. You’ll need more to survive.
Last week, finance minister Maria Kiwanuka worsened the situation, when she announced new taxes! Damn, it looks like hard times have legally set in for good. Prices shall definitely shoot up at school canteens too.
So, if that doughnut was going for just sh200, boy, brace yourself for a sh500 price tag in a few days! Or if the price remains the same, the size of the doughnut will be many times smaller. It is only safer to buy lots of packs of doughnuts now while stuff is still cheap, just like Alaska’s squirrels do when heading for tough winter.
So, guys prepare yourselves to survive in the tough times ahead.
Not so long ago, a parent switched his phone off when his son hollad at him, asking for dimes. Before that, the zeyi retorted; “I just sent you money this week. Do you think I pick money from trees?”
Our prediction is that many parents will react like that zeyi, if you don’t change your untamed spendthrift ways at school. Until then, you should not expect zeyis to continue sending you money any time you want, as it has been the case.
What should you to survive this hard economic situation?
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Stop missing school meals in order to save the little pocket money you have. I know most peeps, especially girls, who hate hogging posho and beans. There is nothing you can do now.
The economic situation is harder than before, and oh, if you have been following the news, folks in Karamoja region, Kabarole and Ssembabule are facing food shortage. Bear with the school meals. After all, that’s the best of the Sahara-posho and beans!
This will help you to reserve the little money you have for emergencies. You know those Interact Club money moments(..wink if you dig my drift) and most importantly, those kawu and bed-ridden illnesses? That’s when your saved pocket money comes in handy.
Protect your personal stuff to avoid spending on replacingwhat has been stolen. It hurts to pay for your own carelessness. Most peeps think being too protective over your own stuff is only for jerks and greedy chaps and rather prefer to live freestyle. It is then that you’ll actually spend more on avoidable expenses. You need to borrow a few common-sense tokens from here.
Attend or get involved in the school’s social activities, like games and sports clubs. Kinda boring, right? But guess what? That will keep you busy and away from school canteens! In plain simple terms, spending will be cut. This is the best time to relax the brain and body.
See, most students prefer reading when they are broke. There is nothing you can grasp because the brain is over-worked. In most cases, school teens are an after-class plot and usually get congested in the evening and on weekends.
While others are participating in sports and games, don’t hide your poverty in books after class.
In a hard economic situation, one must try to avoid falling sick. Yes, falling sick might seem unavoidable, but can still be avoided! Why would you opt for unboiled water? And why would you not wash your hands after that washroom ritual?
Diseases like typhoid are usually due to such carelessness. Plus, use of a treated mosquito net to prevent mosquitoes from infecting you with malaria. Before you go back home to get more treatment, you are forced to use your upkeep on the usual sick-bay refreshments like milk, cakes, soda and packed juice!
Finally, this tough situation requires you to make useful friends who can help you. In this case, I am not advising you to be a parasite of sorts, but rather, make friends you can run to for help. Also, get friends who will help you boost your self-esteem and forget the hard times you are facing.