Tristan Verran aka performer Tommy Poppers says he is ‘poor’ but is happy on £12,000-£14,000 a year. This is how he managesI lead a very different life now to that of my 20s and 30s, when I used to run bars and club nights and I over-consumed. Sex, parties, drugs, alcohol and cigarettes – you name it, I exhausted it all. I must have spent about £100 a week on cigarettes alone.Everything changed after I was seriously assaulted and ended up in hospital. That was the turning point. I’m not blaming myself, but I would have handled the situation better if I hadn’t been so drunk. After that, I completely changed my life. Now I don’t smoke, do drugs or drink alcohol. The amount of money it has saved is phenomenal – I didn’t realise how much I was spending on my excesses. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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