I've written before about how to beat the high cost of living in Hawaii. It helps to live like a beach bum, minimize your clothing & utilities expenses, and eat local foods. Find a home in a bicycle-friendly area, learn to do your own maintenance & repairs.
Now we have expert assistance. Mr. Money Mustache has spent the last few weeks in Hawaii doing "carpentourism" to help a Mustachian homeowner add a guest room to his house (properly permitted and everything done right) in exchange for room & board. (His checked luggage was full of power tools.) Now the rest of his family is joining him for a few weeks' vacation.
We had a potluck meetup a couple weeks ago, and we'll probably have another before he leaves. In the meantime they're enjoying the low cost of life in a high-cost area:
High Cost of Living – it’s a State of Mind | Mr. Money Mustache
Now we have expert assistance. Mr. Money Mustache has spent the last few weeks in Hawaii doing "carpentourism" to help a Mustachian homeowner add a guest room to his house (properly permitted and everything done right) in exchange for room & board. (His checked luggage was full of power tools.) Now the rest of his family is joining him for a few weeks' vacation.
We had a potluck meetup a couple weeks ago, and we'll probably have another before he leaves. In the meantime they're enjoying the low cost of life in a high-cost area:
High Cost of Living – it’s a State of Mind | Mr. Money Mustache