{"id":90256,"date":"2018-06-02T12:30:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T05:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-earn-16000-but-id-still-live-modestly-even-if-i-was-paid-big-sums\/"},"modified":"2018-06-02T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T06:03:11","slug":"i-earn-16000-but-id-still-live-modestly-even-if-i-was-paid-big-sums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-earn-16000-but-id-still-live-modestly-even-if-i-was-paid-big-sums\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I earn \u00a316,000, but I\u2019d still live modestly even if I was paid big sums\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTrainee council worker Mairi-Frances McKay on how she manages to have a good life despite debt and a low incomeWhen I graduated from university last year I got an 18-month trainee post with Leicester council children\u2019s services. It pays \u00a316,000 a year which is a fraction of the average salary, but compared to my time as a student I feel flush.Until last summer I lived on a food budget of \u00a320 a week and it was a struggle. I\u2019d go to the supermarket late at night when stuff was marked down and eventually I realised that food went further if I made meals from scratch. I learned to order \u00a340-worth of ingredients online and that would last a month. Now I spend \u00a320 a week socialising with colleagues. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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