I’m 30 and I paid my way through university.
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.Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
We didn’t talk about money growing up and my parents weren’t the most financially literate. Money was taboo, though I knew that we were broke and my dad loved to gamble. Immigrating from India in the ’80s, my parents were primarily concerned with paying the bills and keeping food on the table, so they don’t have investments and barely planned for retirement. My financial education is happening on the fly, learning from my peers and my eldest sister and brother-in-law.
10 p.m. — My improv show goes well and I abstain from buying drinks — go, me! I head home and go right to sleep.9 a.m. — Happy birthday to me! My roommate buys me drip coffee with oat milk at my favorite cafe down the street as a birthday treat. I enjoy leftover birthday cake from the weekend for breakfast and then dig into work.
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