"What if you spent 30 days only on essentials (rent, food, transport)?"
Within a week you'll discover what you truly miss and what you didn't actually need at all — that last part surprises almost everyone. At the end you'll have saved a concrete amount of money and gained a much sharper picture of where your money normally disappears to without you noticing.
Lotte (26), Rotterdam — junior account manager, collects secondhand cookbooks
Day seven, my friends were at the Witte Aap with a €9.50 gin and tonic and I was home eating pasta my mum had sent me off with.
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