Bit disingenuous, she didn't live on a £1 a day unless she had property fully paid for already.
I mused, although I resisted the urge to purge everything in case it came in useful during the year.
Rmelly, she did live on £1 per day and did not cheat, the quote was out of context, full quote below:
"Food soon became a worry. At the start of my challenge, I examined my dusty cupboards. They were littered with out-of-date tins. 'Why exactly did I need five jars of lime pickle?' I mused, although I resisted the urge to purge everything in case it came in useful during the year."
Doesn't a large part of the world live on less than £1/day?
Just move to one of those countries for a year.
The quote wasn't out of context, I didn't see the additional text as relevant, and still don't - even with the additional text the meaning is the same.
What about the question of utilities - electricity, water, gas, waste disposal plus council tax etc? Were these included in the £1?
Ah come on - give her a break.
Obviously it doesn't include stuff like you mentioned above.
Presumably she means £1 a day for food and entertainment.
It's still a remarkable achievement.
Certainly I could save a few grand a year by getting rid of my treats! They make me happy though, so I'm ok with them...
Does anyone really believe this sort of Reality TV/Book & TV Series PR rubbish?
Twenty years ago a prominent RTE "personality" claimed he had survived in the wild by killing a lamb with a "rock in a sock" only for his "achievement" to be exposed as a fake.
Do we ever learn?
Am I the only one getting visions of a Gladiator style reality show to dispose of RTE 'personalities', based on this 'rock in a sock' concept?
Yes I was in Manchester in july I went into a shop to buy a meal for 4 total cost was £4 and that included a daily paper and a magazine and water for tea I didn't know at the time that they were giving out the daily paper for free in the afternoon. What are the chances of that happening in Ireland? The same would cost at least €15 and you pay for the paper whatever time of day it is.I listened to her on Ray Darcy and she was very up front about the rent/electrcity/heating bills being in a seperate bracket. The £1 a day was purely for food and entertainment.
Fascinating thing I took from it was that she used to frequent the local library to use the internet for free - good thinking!!!! I mentioned it to my better half and she decided to do the same as she was fed up paying the €2 for 30 mins in the local internet shop.... The library charge the same €2 for 30 mins!!!! Very different country we live in....
That woman might have lived on £1 a day in England, but she wouldn't be able to live on €1.27 in Ireland, in my humble opinion!!!!
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