By packing bags for $1 a day and with
tips at a Caracas supermarket, Luis has managed to save up for a Japanese
sports motorbike. His secret? Getting hold of scarce food before it hits the
shelves. Luis offers preferential access to detergent, milk and sugar to his
clientele of about 100 diplomats at a Centro Madeirense shop in the south of
the capital. In return, they offer him occasional work as a handyman or courier
and loan him money during dry patches. “Times are tough. We have to spin to
survive,” Luis, 30, said in an interview in Caracas last month. “We have to be
creative with the opportunities at hand to make ends meet.” More… 
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Venezuela Squanders Its Oil Wealth
By packing bags for $1 a day and with
tips at a Caracas supermarket, Luis has managed to save up for a Japanese
sports motorbike. His secret? Getting hold of scarce food before it hits the
shelves. Luis offers preferential access to detergent, milk and sugar to his
clientele of about 100 diplomats at a Centro Madeirense shop in the south of
the capital. In return, they offer him occasional work as a handyman or courier
and loan him money during dry patches. “Times are tough. We have to spin to
survive,” Luis, 30, said in an interview in Caracas last month. “We have to be
creative with the opportunities at hand to make ends meet.” More… 
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