Selam Mussie speaks to two
Selam Mussie speaks to two
young Architects about their
young Architects about their
spending ways
spending ways
Have you ever compared your monthly expense with your
immediate colleagues? Maybe your colleagues’ spending is
carefully planned out and he or she saves up good hundreds
while you are all over town, shopping, eating and having so
much fun and complaining that you don’t get enough money
to do something real with it.
Khlud ‘Ludi’ Mohammed is a 26
year old architect who graduated from college about a year and half ago. As being
one of the active and smart students from
her class, it didn’t take her long to get a
very good job in an international architectural and engineering firm for a good salary
considering the country’s average salary.
Mulugeta ‘Mulae’who got a job in
Begashaw
was also Ludi’s classmate
the same company after his graduation. He,
too, gets a good salary compared to the
market price of new graduates and the level of youth unemployment. “I earn Birr 6,700
per month.
I’m happy with my job but not satisfied with
my salary,” says Mulae. He has moved out
of his family home so his expenses are a little
bigger as he has to pay rent and eats out
except for lunch which is sponsored by the
firm. “My expense is not really constant but
on average, I spend Birr 1,500 for rent and
2,000 for food. He sometimes makes graphic
designs as a freelancer that helps get more
income but that is never stable. “My salary
is enough for my current spe