I can't figure out how people can make $30k per year and still manage to not afford food. I've personally made less than that several times during my bootstrap

I can't figure out how people can make $30k per year and still manage to not afford food. I've personally made less than that several times during my bootstrapping years, and still managed to get by just fine. Step one: Don't live in an apartment you can't afford. Step two: Don't buy stuff you can't afford. That's it. Cant swing $1000/month for rent. No worries. Rent a room from somebody who can. Can't afford to pay the lease on your car? Try getting a car you can afford next time. I spend a lot of time traveling through parts of the world where people are genuinely poor. So when I come back here and see people complaining that they can't pay for food, I just don't buy it. What you mean to say is that you can't pay for your 40" flat screen and food. The solution to that is actually pretty straightforward.