Learning a language costs money. And lots of it. When I realised I had to learn French in order to study abroad, I thought it was the end of my dreams. Who has the money for it in this economy? Or the time? Classes require proper discipline and commitment, something which a lot of us don’t have, with a job to do and chores to complete. Brewing in this dilemma I came to the conclusion that I am going to learn French from scratch. On my own. Not a penny spent. Here’s how I did it.

Materials to have

A notebook and a dictionary goes a long way. PIC/ISTOCK