South Africans share their first salary memories

21 May 2019 - 11:04 By Unathi Nkanjeni
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South Africans took to Twitter to share what they did with their first salary.
South Africans took to Twitter to share what they did with their first salary.
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Earning your first pay cheque can be as rewarding as it is overwhelming. Well at least that's what we think.

Be it peanuts or a real hefty bag, no matter how long it has been since a person received their first salary, they hardly ever forget the day or how they spent it.

On Monday, South Africans took to Twitter to share what they did with their first payment, under the hashtag #WhatIDidWithMyFirstSalary.

Here are some top tweets: 


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