Yeah...a lot of financial advice assumes you already make 6-figures when they talk about cutting expenses. 12 years ago, my food budget was $3/day, and the onl

Yeah...a lot of financial advice assumes you already make 6-figures when they talk about cutting expenses. 12 years ago, my food budget was $3/day, and the only reason it wasn't less than even that was because I worked at a Subway and could get 1, sometimes 2 meals a day free if I was working a long shift. Going to Taco Bell was considered splurging. I caught Mono and had to miss 3 days of work. I had to get an advance on my paycheck to pay the rent. At least my boss was cool about it.