Abahlobo bam abaninzi bakhawuleza baphuma emva kweekholeji baya ezindlwini kunye nabanye abahlobo, kodwa bendisazi ukuba andinakho ukuzithethelela ngokuchitha amakhulu eerandi inyanga nenyanga kwizinto ezinjengamanzi nobushushu, xa umama endivumela ukuba ndihlale endlwini yakhe efudumeleyo kwaye ndiyisebenzise amanzi akhe (uqoqosho lwesikali!). Endaweni yoko, ndisebenze imisebenzi emibini iminyaka emide, ndibuya ekhaya ekupheleni kosuku kwindlu endikhulele kuyo, ndonga imali yokubhatalela indlu yam.
Ndakuba nje ndineminyaka engama-26, ndaqonda ukuba ukuhlala ekhaya kuneengxaki zako, ke ndanxiba eyam Abazingeli bendlu umnqwazi kwaye wenza intshukumo enkulu. Ngoku, kwiminyaka eli-10 kamva, ndiyaqonda ukuba ndandingakulungelanga ukuba ngumninikhaya njengoko ndandicinga njalo. Apha, ezintandathu izinto ekungekho mntu undixelele zona malunga nobunini bemizi (kwaye nokuba benzile, ngekhe ndibakholelwe!)
1. Ngaphandle kokuba uyakha, ikhaya lakho elitsha aliyi kuba nalutho!
Nokuba uhlala phi, abantu ababenendlu ngaphambi kokuba bashiye into enye engaqhelekanga xa befuduka. Andithethi ngomzimba ongcwatyelwe eyadini, kodwa kuyakubakho into ekwenza uzibuze ukuba yintoni le bayicingayo abo bantu. Umzekelo, kukho ipensile ebukhali kwigumbi lam lokulala. Ewe, ipensile yokulola.
2. Yonke into ibiza kakhulu.
Iqala encinci kwaye emva kokuba usike eyona tsheki inkulu ebomini bakho, yonke enye into ibonakala ngathi ziipeni ngoko ke awuyiboni kangako. I-countertop eyi- $ 300? Enjani yona into! Iidola ezingama-2,000 kuphela? Ndingayithumela phi itshekhi? Nangona kunjalo, olu lonwabo luyancipha njengoko imemori yentlawulo yokuqala iphela kunye nepeyinti engama-20 / yegaloni oyibekayo kumgangatho wakho kunye nokonga okongezelelekileyo onomoya osetyenziselwa izinto ezinje ngee-countertops kunye neekhabbhu zekhabinethi. Ngokukhawuleza ufumanisa ukuba uthelekisa amaxabiso okubamba imo yezulu (hayi njenge-sexy njengoko kuvakala) kuba uyakugwetywa ukuba uhlawula ngaphezulu ezo zinto kwakhona. Kwakhona-nje inqaku elisecaleni-ewe, yonke into iya kuthi ekugqibeleni yaphule okanye ifune ukutshintshwa, kwaye ihlala iyinto enye ngaxeshanye!
3. Uqala ukukhathalela izinto ongazange ucinge ukuba uya kuzikhathalela.
Uqala ukuba nolwazi olungakumbi ngayo yonke into eyenzekayo ngaphakathi okanye kufutshane nendlu yakho kuba yimali onokuthi uyonge! Izihlangu ziyasuswa kuba nguwe lowo a) kufuneka acoce umgangatho kwaye b) kufuneka ahlawule izinto zokucoca okanye aqeshe ingcali ukuba kubi ngolo hlobo. Uba ngumphathi weLight Patrol kwaye uqiniseke ukuba kuphela eziyimfuneko ezikhoyo. Yonke i-creak kunye ne-drip ithumela ukungcangcazela phantsi komqolo wakho ngenxa yokuba uyazi ukuba kuya kudla imali ukulungisa!
4. Uya kuba ngummelwane okruqulayo msinyane kunokuba ubucinga.
Ekugqibeleni uya kugqibezela ukunqwala kwedolophu okuya kusetyenziswa lonke ixesha ubabona ngaphandle kule minyaka ingama-20 izayo. Uninzi lweengxoxo ziya kujikeleza kwimozulu okanye yeyiphi iveki apho izikhongozeli zokurisayikilisha kufuneka zibekwe kumanqwanqwa. Qaphela: Ukukhumbula ukubeka inkunkuma kunye nokurisayikilisha kwakhona ngexesha-nangaphambi kwabamelwane-kugunyazisa ZONKE iimbasa zedolophu!
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5. Ngokwenyani, uhleli nje uyadika.
Uba yindawo yokugcina ulwazi olukruqulayo kwaye wonwabe zizinto ezothusayo. Umzekelo, andinakukuxelela umyinge wam we-bust-hip-esinqeni kodwa ndiyazi ukuba iifilitha zam zomlilo zi-16-20-1. Kwakhona, xa uqhuba ujikeleza, uyaphawula izinto ezifana nezibane zangaphandle kunye nokuhombisa. Kwaye ukuzisa ekhaya into entsha? Kufana nokuzisa ekhaya ilungu elitsha losapho.
6. Kuya kubakho indawo yekhaya lakho ongasokuze uyisebenzise.
Kuba rhoqo xa ndisiya ezantsi, idolophu yeehippies inokuba yayihlala kwigumbi lam elingaphantsi kwaye ndingazi. Ngaphandle kokuzifihla kwisaqhwithi kunye nokutshintsha isihluzi sesithando somlilo, ndiyayiphepha kuzo zonke iindleko-ke kwakhona, mhlawumbi kufuneka ndijonge. Ukuba kukho umntu ohlala phaya ezantsi, mhlawumbi ndingababiza inxalenye yabo yerenti… kuba njengoko benditshilo: Yonke into iyabiza!
