Pay Day with Australian drag superstar Hannah Conda: 'I feel like just waking up and moving costs money now'It's Pay Day! The ABC's new column where we ask Australians the money questions we don't like to talk about. We aim to demystify personal finance and normalise conversations about what we earn and how we save it — or spend it.
My first job as a young adult, though, was at a shoe store and my first big purchase was a Country Road bag. It was 2008 and as a young gay kid I just wanted to keep up with the older gays!$400 a week. I'm in an apartment in inner city Sydney, splitting it down the middle with my partner, and it still takes up a big chunk of my income.Honestly, the last two years have been extremely financially stressful.
Travelling has also eaten up a lot of my finances, with excess baggage, transport and accommodation, which often hasn't been covered with a few of the trips I have gone on.From its humble campy beginnings, RuPaul's Drag Race has grown into a juggernaut of reality television and a springboard for performers the world over.
I don't really buy bread, but I do like to get an egg and lettuce sandwich — Woollies or Coles, or actually 7-11 does a good one — which is about $4 or $5. WORTH IT!Just having enough to support myself and knowing that there is more money coming in than there is constantly going out. I feel like just waking up and moving costs money now.