Wueh! Kuwa msoto ni expensive
The past few years have been great. Awesome is the word then came 2026. I started this year with high hopes. Business was good, investments hapa pale (fair portfolio I'd say) and doable resolutions. The war came, business closed then a long illness followed and now I'm way below a place I ever thought I could be. I was sitting today reflecting and I realized no one talks about how expensive being poor is. Let me expound
When things are good, some decisions and actions look like reflex actions. Paying rent, knowing what to eat, buying clothes, paying medical insurance, house internet etc. the basic needs for the 21st century.
When one is broke, all these become very expensive. Rent feels like a huge burden. End month comes and the landlord calling or texting or even thinking about him/ her brings bad feelings. Deciding whether to eat or forget you are hungry is a huge decision. Clothes become a luxury too - even the used mitumba ones. I cancelled paying for SHA after they only paid 25k of a 386k bill. I was to go for private insurance but now that's very undoable. Yaani, the things that used to be effortless feel like huge decisions. Mbeleni fueling used to be easy, saa hii ata fare ni ngumu. There was a time I was tired of it all but my preferred exit method also required cash I never had. Anyway, I'm glad there was a neighbor I used to give wifi access to, saa hii aliweka yake and gives me access.
I don't know nani ama wapi nilikosea but wueh! Being poor is expensive especially mentally, financially and emotionally. Anyway, hope ipo siku mambo yatarudi poa before ifike ile point ya kurusha towel and na kusema tulijaribu all we could.