things we do when we are broke

80% of us go through tough times hehe what are some of the funniest things umefanya ukiwa broke ndio ulipe rent, usurvive au upelekane date?

Mimi nakumbuka one tym earlier in uni nilikuwa broke mbaya mpaka nikauza crate mbili za empty mbottles ndio nipate 8*46=368

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I sold my empty gas cylinder for 2k and had bought it for 6k. I had 6k and needed 2k extra for rent. Had to eventually move to a smaller one roomed house for 4,500.

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nilikula majani ndio zinishow venye naeza get pesa haraka bila kuiba

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I sold my 20k litres water tank for 10k to pay school fees for my son in Kinda, I had been jobless for about four months. Hio kitu inaniumanga mpaka sahii, I had bought the tank through an equity loan for 23k.

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I hit a dead end with nothing to sell and pay for my rent. Next day i was up and down pretending to be a house agent and it worked. Could take guys to those fake dingy house and promise them to come next day for another decent one. My ex was among my clients.:D:D

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After finishing campus and without a job I twice had to go round the estate collecting scrap metal which I sold for a 500/=.

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Sasa ata umeanza kufanya niogope kupata watoto. You mean nursery school fees zimefika Ksh. 10, 000. Mimi husikia friends wakiteta ati ni expensive na sijawai wauliza. Pole, bro.

I sold my lpg as cylinder for kshs. 2500 na it still had some gas, I nearly sold my woofer but the buyer didn’t show up…thank goodness I got a job after that.

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Been down and up a couple of times but 2009 was a really bad year for me I remember I sold a couple of my household items
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[li]Sony GX 1000 for 24K after buying it for 50K[/li][li]Swanky cream carpet that I bought for 8k… 2k[/li][li]Fridge ya 23k…15K[/li][li]Bed ya 10K…5k[/li][li]Aquarium ya 8K… 3K [/li][/ul]
The regrettable thing is that I spent most of this money on fobe… was a good learning experience
and of course you also learn how to open up a tube of toothpaste to extract the last of it sticking to the tube

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Back then would buy mkate moja… Niikule breakfast, lunch na jioni… Ikifika kubaya ni maembe moja ama ndizi then off to class. (mad respect to hizo fruits)

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Waaaaah respect khocha

Coincidentally mine was 2009.

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mm sijawai sota to the point of selling my valuables…truth be told lakini mad respect kwa watu hapa…sadness of life

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hii month nimesota naona nikiuza external HD yangu… uchungu ni the hassle Ave gone through kutafuta movies, series na softwares

2009… mbaya sana!!!, but necessary reality check, changed my lifestyle, got married, put up my own hut and started saving

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I used to sell Old newspapers to some guy in the estate but before i take them to him, I would soak the inside pages in water ndio ziongeze kilo…:smiley:

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Had spent all my cash on a construction project. Some cheques I was counting on to see me through got delayed. I went home one evening with only 500 bob. To check the power meter, I had less than 1 token unit remaining. After racking my brains for a while, I redeemed bonga points and bought power tokens.

nikiwa campo na usoto iingie used to take breakfast at 10 au 11 am nakula ugali choma na avocado nusu @25bob inanikalisha hadi 5-6 n i do the same hio jioni and i go to sleep having made it throughout the day on a 50bob budget

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Credit crunch hits every 7 years… so they say… so do hard times…

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LOL mimi used to be breakfast saa saba so ni breakfast + lunch