“This Is So Me”: Graduate Shares What He Bought With His First Salary, Mzansi Relates

• A young South African man was excited to bag his first job and experience the fruits of his labour 
• The new graduate showed off what he spent his first salary on, which resonated with many people online 
• People on social media interacted with him in a thread of comments on a viral TikTok video a week ago

With the unemployment rate being embarrassingly high in South Africa, those who have jobs have shown immense gratitude.

A new graduate was excited about his first salary and showed off the things he bought online.

Man shows off things he bought with new salary

A young South African man from Cape Town, Lonwabo Jezile, could not contain his joy on payday. The chap went shopping to celebrate his first paycheque at his new job.

Jezile bought himself some of the most random things and totally forgot about the TV and the essential stuff he went to the mall to buy. One of the items he was surprised by when he got home was a dumbbell.

He realised just how random the purchase was and told his social media friends about it on TikTok. The Capetonian did not crash out about his purchase and instead looked on the bright side:

“I’m sitting with a dumbbell here at home, but at least my arms are about to be very fit.”

The chap updated his social media friends on TikTok about his fitness journey and floored many when he claimed to see the difference in his physique in just a couple of hours. Jezile’s post reached 227.1K people and is currently trending.

He captioned his well-performing clip:

“POV: You got your first real salary. I highly recommend a high-paying job.”

Watch the TikTok video below:

Mzansi floored by man spending first salary 

Social media users related to a young man who chowed his first salary:

@Ngoza commented:

“I support reckless spending.”

@Lou_Zwane confessed:

“I go out to buy bread and I came back with diffusers and shoes.”

@Thato Maake wrote:

“Fun times. Oh, I can't believe we are taxpayers now! We are so unserious.”

@Buhle Dlaminii 🦋promised:

“Oh, I can't wait either. I will buy everything I want.”

@Masego Khumalo said:

“This is so me. I will go to the shops and never come back with groceries.”

@Akhona.T commented:

“I highly recommend financial independence. I love it over here.”

@Usie shared:

“You are me on my payday. Somehow, l would end up buying for the future, not for the present.”

@Mel 🩶 said:

“I work in a mall, every day I spend about a thousand! I highly recommend reckless spending. It's good for the soul!”

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• A South African woman, Keba, opened up about the debilitating unemployment crisis in the country.
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• A Mzansi lady wowed many when she became a manager at Africa's largest retailer after being unemployed for years.

Source: Briefly News