sábado, 22 de noviembre de 2025

"Ant" expenses

"Ant expenses" is a term that is beginning to be associated with all these daily little expenses we carry out everyday.

Example: You wake up, get up, go to the bathroom and just leave for work or school without having anything to eat. As soon as you get to the office you desperately need a cup of coffee to have some energy to start work. That is just a couple of euros because you also get some biscuits, but that expense on a daily basis means a lot at the end of the month.

“they are things that we consume on a daily basis and that have a relatively low cost, i.e. all those essential expenses that we need before we start doing anything else”.

Micro-expenses: where do your savings go? (11 Onze)

Ant Expenses Explained – The Silent Killers of Your Budget

It is obvious that all these "ant" expenses are unnecessary as you can have your cup of coffee and something to eat for no more than half the price you pay. Besides, it is much healthier since you can brush your teeth and have them clean the whole morning.

What other ant expenses can you think of?

Real Easy English: Talking about bad habits (BBC Learning English)

Learning English Grammar (TRY): Life advice (BBC Learning English)

Here are some more activities for my students:

Listening exercise for you to do: Do you have good dining etiquette? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
The London Letter Challenge: Episode 7: Help! I feel sick. (BBC Learning English)
Work in the future: What is wellbeing at work? (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: Phrases with HOME (BBC Learning English)