my only question is why do this in the US? on $7k a year you can live like a king in other parts of the world... That was the strategy I was expecting to see (

my only question is why do this in the US? on $7k a year you can live like a king in other parts of the world... That was the strategy I was expecting to see (the other low-budget living strategy I've seen promoted a couple times pretty much amounts to subsistence farming). I was a bit surprised to see his total rent/utilities given as $270. I've lived in a pretty cheap area, and rent alone was that much. Of course, living there, $7,000/yr wasn't out of the ordinary for living expenses and some entertainment (though calling a car "optional" there is a stretch).