Secret to living on 8-10K: Don't care about style, be a bit reclusive and enjoy fee-free entertainment. If you have a social life, forget about living on that low a budget
It is easier than it looks - just do not own a car, collect recyclable cans for food, buy extremely cheaply, no new clothes and get entertainment from internet, free shows, library books, no illness and be a loner.
I would like a better lifestyle, but if it is the choice between having to...
As of mid-September I was fired from my position as asst. manager at a small business in the U.S. Have approx. 420K in liquid assets, age 35, no debt, do not own home. Currently without health insurance, no dependents. Have extremely frugal habits and can probably live on 8 or 10K a year as long...