After realizing her insane spending habits, which include a ” £26,000 bat sanctuary ,” are to blame for her enormous debts, Liz Jones decided to try to live on £64.30 (or roughly $106) per week…and she actually learned something. Sort of. It is very easy to mock Jones; her column is often tone-deaf and condescending, and she seems to take pride in ripping down the “little people” who just don’t seem to understand her way of life. As is the case with many recession based pieces, Jones took this opportunity to play poverty for a week or so, noting that her experiences without the comfort of her credit cards taught her that “Money puts you in a thoughtless cocoon. It was as if I’d been wearing really dark (designer, obviously) shades and someone had rudely whipped them off.” Jones is shocked by the…
