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Staring at my bank balance on the cashpoint screen, my stomach was in knots.
I was down to my last few quid.
A passer-by caught my look of horror and smiled.
‘Chin up, love, we’re all in the same boat,’ he said.
He was right.
After all, it was April 2020, and the whole country had been plunged into lockdown, thanks to COVID-19.
I worked as a hairdresser and bartender, so now my shifts were non-existent.
Later, I confided in a friend that I was struggling to make ends meet.
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