Tough Times

You know times are tough when it costs you more to get to work than what you make at work. Public transit fees have just gone up. I was talking to a friend at work. The amount that she spends on public transportation (for her to get to work and her daughter to get to school) is more than her monthly salary. That's just transportation - not food, rent, soap or anything else. Payday is so depressing here. Inflation keeps rising, as do the prices, but not salaries. I'm making less than $10US a month now. That masters is really paying off! :) I honestly don't know how people are surviving (even though we're all millionaires). Last month, the big international news out of Zimbabwe was that a chicken cost $1 million. The reaction of Zimbabweans was: "Did they mention which store?" because by the time the news got out, the price had already increased.