Catching up!
This year has been pretty up and down in terms of expenditures. Sometimes I feel like I have way more money than most of my peers, and then other times I'm scraping pennies, yes, pennies to pay for tortillas or bus fare. Of course, it's always, ALWAYS a blessing to know that no matter what happens, in 2 weeks or less, BVS will pay me again and I'll no longer be destitute.
It's also very different to be a white person who earns a similar salary as a full-time employed Salvadoran. It's often expected that the white girl's gonna pay (usually not the case!) ... Sometimes that really gets to me. And other times I just brush it off.
But, when I went to the market the other day, I was thinking about this particular question, and I wanted to share the list of things I got at the downtown market and nearby shops this past Saturday. FOR $15. Keep that in mind. (amounts vary, but think about this being for one person for a week)
A bunch of spinach-like greens
Tomatoes
Onions
6 bananas
Jamaica (not the country) to make a refresco
Green peppers
Jalapeños
2 fish
A pile of dried oregano
Carrots
Potatoes
2 small facial towels
2 "mantas" - towels for tortillas
600g of laundry detergent
1 bar of soap
2 pkgs of Christmas lights
1 laundry tub
A reusable bag (that appears to be made out of a fertilizer bag, as it says "Toxic" and "Oxidagent" or something.
Now that's responsible spending.
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