Live Below the Line

I worked out that I eat my way through a minimum AU$25.50 dollars a day. This is before I include comfort foods such as coffee (previously Coke) and nuts into my daily snacks. I am truly living the first-world standard, and in all honesty I am now ashamed that I could've cut back on eating random crap, and with the money I saved, contributed to those less fortunate than I.

Since 2005, the World Bank has defined the extreme poverty line as surviving on less than US$1.25 (AU$2) a day. Money raised through Live Below the Line will be dedicated to those living in extreme poverty. Want to Live Below the Line with me? From May 6th-10th, eat on $2 a day, raise funds and get a better understanding of extreme poverty.

I think this challenge will pave the way for more considerate eating, on my part, for the future. After this challenge, I will most likely go back to my $25.50 a day, but will refrain from so often indulging in coffees and other comforts, and commit those extra savings to Doctors Without Borders, as those under the poverty line can't afford medical care either.

Worker in rice field in Cambodia. Photographer: de Oliver Spalt. Published under cc-by-sa-2.5