Surviving a holiday without an excuse for pocket money is no easy joke. Ask me and the story-teller I try to be breaks loose. Brother, I have experienced this first hand.
I still remember my excitement when I did my first year last paper. The papers had been a handful that semester and to tell a secret; I had taken a paper to the exam. A paper that I was never able to use, a paper I convinced myself I didn’t use because “I am God fearing.”.
The semester ended like it had to, the heavy partying, drinking and merry-making elapsed. Then dawn came; The dawn of home sweet home, a place I would soon know as a slow tormenting spirit killing torture prison.
At first, I had money left from school for airtime but soon, I needed 500 shillings like my life depended on it.
After experiencing this, I became a star at gaining airtime/ mbs money at home. Feel free to join my sleek flawless insightful airtime gaining lessons.
First be a Tugabane dependant then follow it with;
Do the shopping
The worst thing in holidays is to beg for money. The trick is to be responsible. Be the helper. When food money is given, be the first to hold it. Buy the cheapest food of your choice for lunch but for supper, settle for something more appealing to the parent. The balance is yours. The beauty is you don’t even have to cook. Just buy the food.
Indiscriminative Asking
Be keen, I said asking not begging.
Don’t even spare your little brother that you sometimes give kikumi. To do this you need to be smart and trustworthy. Remember you’re asking not begging. So it goes like; You little man (Your little bro that still gets 500 when mummy is Leaving), you need to save. Just find a way to be the bank but don’t try too hard. Do it in style. But remember to be trust worthy.
Asking a parent
There is nothing a parent wants more than to see their kid progress. Begging is not progress, its retard. Make sure they see a growing responsibility in you. Go to town once in a while for a good reason. Better yet, ask for a home job; “Mum, dad, I need money but I don’t have a job so how about if I make sure house work runs smoothly in exchange for 5 or 10k a week?” You’re likely to get that money as compared to mere asking.
Asking a stranger, home builder etc
Remember the heading is indiscriminative asking. We all have that one friend that never buys even a necessity but somehow has a constant supply. Be like Bro. A builder at home wants sugarcane when you go shopping; notify that balance is your commission. Ask that shy neighbor friend or the pompous neighbor who will feel belittled if he doesn’t give you. (Male or female you can do it.) Be careful not to make it a habit. You don’t want to be the irritating chap in the hood. Askers are different from beggars because they are random not regular.
When all fails…
Sometimes things refuse to work. Then ask from a person that knows you inside out say, a working buddy. Make sure your opening remark touches the soul. Apply that old English proverb if need be but get the mbs!
Something like “Hello Paul, A friend in need…” let them finish, “is a friend indeed”. Now there they said it. Do not be desperate. Simply state that you need help, non refundable. If your friend can’t give you mbs that you use to jazz with them, you need new friends.
It is okay to also simply ask a parent sometimes. They understand. Don’t spare your boo if you have one. We are talking a necessity here. The only thing that lets you stay connected to the world. This is a matter of national, sorry World security.
