BACKSTORY: Craig Roberts of Mazda Southern Africa

I earned R15 for a Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. I spent R5 on fuel for my motorbike for the week, R5 for the week at the school tuck shop and R5 saved in cash in a small steel money box. My first salary cheque as a teacher was R1,025 a month. I spent most of it on my car instalment — it was a new red 1989 Mazda 323 1.3 M sedan.