Minimalist poet, minimalist lifestyle

I was watching a TV programme about a young woman who was £15,000 in debt and sought help in drastically reducing her spending. One area in which she was required to cut back was on eating out. Instead of spending £180 on a meal for three people, she was taken to a local market and 'only' spent £40 on the ingredients needed to cook a meal for herself and two friends.

Just for comparison; £40 per week is the amount of money (after paying the necessary contribution to your rent) that an unemployed person receives.

I was reading someone's blog the other day; a young woman who had done more in a weekend than I'm ever likely to do in an entire year. She certainly seemed to have an active social life!

Not by design, but by circumstances I lead a quiet life with a lot of time for writing poetry and updating this blog.