It Begins (Welfare Week)

My friend Ann is a habitual do-gooder. Since knowing her, I can’t think of a week that has gone by that hasn’t included her telling me about a charity that she’s involved with, an event to raise awareness, or some sort of young person board that she’s a member of. I respect this about her, mainly due to the fact that I’m nothing at all like her in this matter. Being that she is a friend, however, has gotten me into the participation mindset in the past, not so much for the purpose of helping the masses as for supporting a pal.

Her newest charity event is one to raise awareness of what it is like for the working poor and the unemployed. The goal is to live for a week on a very minimal amount of money, the equivalent of what’s available to someone on food stamps.

I jumped on board with this full steam, but to be honest, it has absolutely nothing to do with altruism . I heard about it, and instantly decided that this was, in fact, an event to raise awareness: awareness that I am going to dominate this challenge.

Andrew joined in the challenge as well, and the ideas started flowing between us. No longer is this a week meant to impart upon us how hard it is to live on so little money. This is now a week for us to show how well we can master our respective ways of living, regardless of income.

I have taken the goal of ensuring that my body stays packed full of nicotine, caffeine, and of course, booze. I intend to showcase my ability to stay hammered through all kinds of economic strife, all the while still eating enough to not die.

The countdown is beginning. Come Friday morning, we’ll have only $26.50 to last for seven days. We’ll be updating you on our menus, our success, and our buzzes. Hopefully, you’ll not be reading anything about our hunger.