http://youtu.be/CL0g0hkDbQQ
We’ve linked before to Southend blogger and writer? Jack Monroe– especially on issues of poverty and how to feed yourself on ridiculously low amounts of money.
Things are looking up for Jack .? As the BBC reports:
- Until two months ago, Jack Monroe was unemployed, and unable to claim all her benefits. She struggled to feed herself and her young son on a budget of ?10 a week. Often she ate just a single meal a day.
- She started a blog on how to eat cheaply. In February she became a trainee reporter on her local paper, The Southend Echo. She has just been offered an advance of ?25,000 to produce a cookbook for Penguin.
And Jack was on BBC1 at 8:40 this morning , talking about eating on ?1 per day – and will be on again at 9:40!
[Youtube added April 29th]
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Well done Jack….inspiration for others…(and explains why you were in salford!)
I have not met Jack but have been following her story. I am very happy to see this talented women win through after having a very tough time.
I have followed Jack’s blogs from the beginning and continue to wish her well. she is an inspiration. I do hope the new Penguin recipe book can be purchased at an affordable price, bearing in mind the food budgets of the potential buyers.
wow really inspirational! Really hope the book is a great success for her, what a fantastic example she is.