Frugal Minimum Wage Earner Trying to Change His Life

For the last few months I've been feeling frustrated for a few reasons:
1) I am currently earning €9.55/h in Ireland.
2) Also, I'm paying €400/month in rent for a bed in a shared studio with 4 people in it.
3) As an Irish citizen I am obligated to pay 30% in taxes because I'm working 58h+ at a fast-food restaurant.
4) In order to save money from what is left, I chose to eat the cheapest food I could find in the supermarket. Basically I have been eating pasta and sardines/beans (whichever's cheapest) for over 8 months now.
5) Winter is here, yet I don't want to spend the money on heating costs.


Even though I am frustrated, I can still see the light at the end of the tunnel, I honestly believe I could change my situation for the better.


My current plan is to:

- Continue with my frugality for the next six months and save as much money as possible
- Invest all the money I saved and will save in an IM business (Currently have €4.1k)
- Once I am able to earn USD400/month (via IM) I will be migrating between third-world countries every three months. The $400 would be enough to cover my flight expenses, accommodation, food and local transportation to beaches. In India, Indonesia and Nepal, I could easily find accommodation for as low as $2/day - which is great.
- Escape the rat race.



TLDR:
I'm Zohr, living a cheap life now for a greater tomorrow.
Have no knowledge whatsoever of IM.
Hopefully y'all be seeing a lot of me here.



I would truly appreciate it if you could share your success story on this thread, to serve as a bit of inspiration.

You choose to eat cheap shit food because you can't be arsed cooking. Change that mentality and you may get somewhere.

Sounds like you have a good plan. You are in the right to place, here you will find many money making guides. You can simply choose from all the guides you can find here, and stick to it. I wish you success on your journey. BTW, welcome to BHW.

mickyfu said:

You choose to eat cheap shit food because you can't be arsed cooking. Change that mentality and you may get somewhere.

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Just because it's cheap doesn't mean it tastes bad. Don't call my food shit e.e
Haha

spotifyplays said:

Sounds like you have a good plan. You are in the right to place, here you will find many money making guides. You can simply choose from all the guides you can find here, and stick to it. I wish you success on your journey. BTW, welcome to BHW.

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Thanks for the support! ;]

Zohr said:

Just because it's cheap doesn't mean it tastes bad. Don't call my food shit e.e
Haha





Thanks for the support! ;]

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The taste has fuck all to do with it. The price has fuck all to do with it. I take it your sardines like your beans are tinned.

You should buy cheap fresh produce and cook. Not buy cheap preserved shite.

I'm only saying, it's good for the mind.

mickyfu said:

The taste has fuck all to do with it. The price has fuck all to do with it. I take it your sardines like your beans are tinned.

You should buy cheap fresh produce and cook. Not buy cheap preserved shite.

I'm only saying, it's good for the mind.

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Well I sure wouldn't want to have what you are eating if it will turn me into a deranged poster.

Nah, but sometimes your budget won't allow you to buy fresh produce, as you know fresh produce costs more than cheap preserved shite.

He is on minimum wage, that's like the worst state to be in. Almost impossible to eat healthy with that wage.

mickyfu said:

You should buy cheap fresh produce and cook. Not buy cheap preserved shite.

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If everything goes according to the plans, I will be eating like a king in southeast asia

mickyfu said:

The taste has fuck all to do with it. The price has fuck all to do with it. I take it your sardines like your beans are tinned.

You should buy cheap fresh produce and cook. Not buy cheap preserved shite.

I'm only saying, it's good for the mind.

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Dear Djekster boi attack you very hardcore here, me thinks big fight about to happen in real life you both fight for the chickencoin prize while OP sleep in new golden bed.

Percipience said:

Well I sure wouldn't want to have what you are eating if it will turn me into a deranged poster.

Nah, but sometimes your budget won't allow you to buy fresh produce, as you know fresh produce costs more than cheap preserved shite.

He is on minimum wage, that's like the worst state to be in. Almost impossible to eat healthy with that wage.

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If that is your opinion, you obviously live with mummy and daddy and mummy and daddy buys your pot noodles for school.

It is just as cheap (If not cheaper) to buy fresh produce and cook. Rather than buy tinned preserved shite. Far more healthy too.

Don't get a little hardon for my posts and start following me, because you are slightly special, in a very gullible way.

Zohr said:

If everything goes according to the plans, I will be eating like a king in southeast asia

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Besides, if things go south, you can always exploit that you speak English and give private lessons in the SouthEast. However, you will need around $1000-1500 to live semi like a king there, not $400 a month.

mickyfu said:

If that is your opinion, you obviously live with mummy and daddy and mummy and daddy buys your pot noodles for school.

It is just as cheap (If not cheaper) to buy fresh produce and cook. Rather than buy tinned preserved shite. Far more healthy too.

Don't get a little hardon for my posts and start following me, because you are slightly special, in a very gullible way.

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At one point, I was convinced the affinity I felt for your posts was camaraderie.
However, now I realize the harmony our posts shared was closer to what one might
share with a common house pet. Like a dog.

I don't have anything against you at all, just like posting in a lot of introduction posts like yourself.

Percipience said:

Besides, if things go south, you can always exploit that you speak English and give private lessons in the SouthEast. However, you will need around $1000-1500 to live semi like a king there, not $400 a month.

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Excellent idea!

But I won't give up until I make the IM business work... \o/

Although that could be initial hype speaking.