I both agree with this comment, and want to say I'm not sure it fits OP. You can live very, very cheaply. I was almost 30 before I made 20k+/year. I never felt

I both agree with this comment, and want to say I'm not sure it fits OP. You can live very, very cheaply. I was almost 30 before I made 20k+/year. I never felt put out or hungry. I always had a place--usually a room in a house with other people. I paid rent every month of my life starting when I was 16, so I wasn't just bumming around, eitehr. I did feel I was "behind" my peers, sometimes. Anyway, you will find that a majority of people, particularly in places like HN where income is high, vastly overestimate the amount of money required for a single, obligation-free adult with few bad/expensive habits. During all of the above time, I didn't eat out, I didn't smoke, I didn't drink, I didn't do any drugs. I also didn't visit any doctors, buy anything new at all, etc. There are many, many tradeoffs to consider, but the point is a barebones existence to develop a website involves a safe place to sit, sleep, shower, and have internet. That can be had for a very, very small price if you are willing to, for instance, rent a room from a stranger. You can subsist on relatively healthy foods without access to a stove or refrigerator, etc. The problem typically is occupying your non-work time. For most people living in similar conditions, that's where the bulk of their money goes. As for OP: I'm not sure you're prepared to live this cheaply. If you were, it seems like you'd have mentioned it already. For a more-normal person, like renting an apartment and eating out sometimes and owning a car and tv and all--a few thousand dollars (as in singluar-thousands) is not much runway.