Volume 4 - Take the grant, dodge the punch!

After observing the guy for a few days while doing my research and studies at Sainsbury’s, I realized that shoppers couldn’t be bothered to take the trolleys back to the shop. They just gave them to this guy, and he…

One morning, while wandering around the Wandsworth area, I saw an old rusty bicycle with flat tyres beside a string of garages. Two labourers were next door, and I asked them, “Can I have the bike?” They looked at me…

Now, with the new equipment, I rode back to Sainsbury’s to make some real money, but I still needed a lock for the bike. On the way to Sainsbury’s, I found another messed-up shopping trolley, opposite East Putney station, exactly…

I was up for a challenge, and it was all about survival, so I didn’t take prisoners. At 11 p.m., after the shop closed and everyone had gone home, I rode down with a small torch and investigated the money…

I made a pivotal change to my meals after discovering the magic of little red reduction stickers. On a budget of £21 a month, I stopped eating onions, carrots, and rice—not because I disliked them, but because I could now…

Not speaking the language bothered me a lot, and I was never the school type. Sure, I finished all my exams and earned my diploma, but going back to school to learn English wasn’t something I considered. Instead, I spent…

Things started looking up financially when my girlfriend’s host family introduced me to a family that needed electrical work done. They paid me £10 to fix two light switches and change a bulb. Their house had three rooms in complete…

The Sainsbury’s Car Park Fallout The situation with the Sainsbury’s guards spiraled out of control. Every time I showed up to collect trolleys, the guards shouted at me from afar, making customers visibly uncomfortable. It became impossible for me to…