17 things you’ll know if you have £0 in your bank account

1. Sleep is a good choice for dinner, because sleep is free

Photo: matthew098 / Nickelodeon And you're not hungry when you're asleep!  

2. If you're feeling creative, the reduced section is a great place to get ideas for meals

Photo: @Freycob Tonight we're having turkey breast, served with a cucumber and jam doughnut garnish, followed by gluten-free cake and a big bowl of sadness.  

3. There's a special kind of agony in your life: looking at your bank balance

 

4. The feeling you get when finding a surprise fiver is almost indescribable

Photo: @dannymolyneux_ I don't know what it's doing in my lunch and I don't care - it's a fiver!  

5. Toast is your best friend. Toast will always be there for you, at breakfast, lunch and dinner

Photo: @blckfrank Presenting: the toast sandwich. It's like a regular sandwich, but without wasting any money on a tasty filling.  

6. You've never once set the Amazon filter to 'High to Low'

Photo: Amazon Why does it even have that option?  

7. Even though you know that whatever you were thinking about buying will just sit in your basket forever

Photo: Amazon Neeeever gonna happen.  

8. When all your friends are ordering Dominos, there's only one choice for you when it comes to pizza

Photo: @gabocaruana And that's on a good day.  

9. When you go to the pub, it's less about which beer you'd like and more about which beer's price is closest to zero

Photo: 20th Century Fox  

10. Paying for things with loose change is a regular occurence

Photo: Brett Sanders  

11. There are days when you consider taking some drastic measures

   

12. Your socks don't have holes, they just have extra ventilation

Photo: @MrTomSpicer  

13. Even when it's below freezing, the heating doesn't go on

Photo: @thebinarium Parka + pyjamas = parkajamas. See? Deprivation can be fun, too.  

14. Being poor means you have to get creative when you need things that you don't have

Photo: Imgur  

15. This is your reaction when non-poor friends suggest going to the really pricey bar for drinks

Cocktails are nice, but you know what else is nice? Drinking White Lightning in the park. Anyone fancy drinking White Lightning in the park?  

16. Your ultimate dream is to be able to buy something and not think "Shit, I shouldn't have done that"

 

17. But for now...

Photo: @cindyforster Feature image: @BeingMrsC / Amazon