People frequently use the word ‘broke,’ which implies ‘having entirely run out of money,’ to indicate a financial shortage that makes it difficult to pay for necessities such as rent and electricity. However, a travel influencer’s reckless usage of the word has sparked outrage on social media.
Aakanksha Monga @Aakanksha_99, a social media star, gave some ideas for traveling when “broke” in a Twitter thread. In the Twitter thread, she offers advice such as volunteering at hostels by “offering them to click pictures for their website or social media in exchange for food and stay,” using “credit card points to book flights and hotels,” traveling during “shoulder season,” avoiding unnecessary expenditure such as buying new clothes, building an online presence to gain brand partnerships, and doing “internships in the cities you want to travel to.”
Many individuals commented that Monga’s advice was frivolous and useless for folks who are truly “broke.” Many individuals questioned if these suggestions were even useful because it is nearly impossible to find paid internships or viable barter schemes with hostels.
A Twitter user commented on Monga’s tweet, saying, “I hope nobody is taking threads like this seriously because, ma’am, you are not broke if you have credit card points to book flights.” Another user had a similar perspective, writing, “The broke she’s talking about is the privileged broke, the ones you see in Karan Johar films?”
BROKE but want to TRAVEL??
Here’s how I did it, and you can too! pic.twitter.com/SiQK1VG3uz
— Aakanksha Monga (@Aakanksha_99) May 29, 2023
