Now, despite earning a decent salary, I lead a life of austerity as all my spare time and money are consumed by my travel blog Spaghetti Traveller, named for that spaghetti hoops passion. I then started saving to go away for a weekend once a month, mostly around the UK, and blog about it. I’d travel to UK and European cities and stay in cheap hostels and do without all luxuries like cinema trips and meals out to afford it. In 2016 the outlay was double that because I attended various travel blogging conventions and had to pay for fares and hotels. I’d never turned central heating on in my adult life until this year when a housemate wanted it.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2018 06:22 UTC