6 a.m. — I wake up at this ungodly hour because I set my alarms for the DMZ for today instead of for tomorrow. I correct the mistake and go back to sleep. The next time I wake up it’s 9.30 a.m. and I need to be in the underground by 10 a.m.! J. and I made plans to go to a webtoon event together. She is also a bit late so it works out.
where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar.
My parents never sat me down for a deep conversation about finances but they would drop advice or recommendations from time to time, for example: Don’t buy things you can’t afford and don’t get into debt . They mostly led by example and helped me set up my first bank account once I turned 18. Lately they’ve started talking to me about retirement and pension, which I guess means I’ve become an adult in their eyes.I got a student job at my university, as some kind of administrative assistant.
4:30 p.m. — I end up getting lost in the underground, getting off at the wrong station and spending 10 minutes trying to figure out how to get back. I’m so frustrated that I just call it a day and go home. Everything will still be there next week . 12 p.m. — Film class was okay, a bit less interesting than the previous ones. I usually go to the cafeteria now but today I’ll have lunch with B. after my last class, so I just chill in the humanities building until 2 p.m. While waiting, I start journaling. I check if my scholarship has arrived in my bank account at home. Not yet.
12 p.m. — I transfer my living expenses for next month from my home bank account to my international card. I really want my scholarship to arrive. I have enough money saved to make it until the end of the semester and a bit after, but more padding would be nice. I watch the new episodes of the K-dramawhile knitting some gloves . I also text a friend back in Europe and we end up talking about Marvel ships. Before I realise, it’s 3.30 p.m. and I haven’t had lunch yet.
12 p.m. — Well, that was quick. I did get to speak to the current interns and ask them for some tips about the application, which was my main goal. Maybe this could have been an email. I need to start updating my resume.1 p.m. — I’m back at uni and spontaneously queuing to get a ticket for the last night of the music festival. I wasn’t sure I wanted to go until I was back from the internship place and thought,There will be students performing and then actual idols.
2 p.m. — J. and I wander around Seoungsu and browse the shops. I really like the area. On the street there are a lot of parfumeries. We try to get into Diptyque but the waiting time is four or five hours. I really like the perfumes at Kinfolk Notes but they are ₩110,000 for 30ml, which is completely out of my budget. There are so many things I could do with that money! I decide to sleep on it for at least a month. I bring home two blotting strips sprayed with the two scents I like.
6:05 a.m. — I make it to Myeong-dong and my bus! I could cry. I got down at the wrong bus station at one point and had to take the underground instead but it worked! We leave at 6:10 a.m. on the dot.
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