Comments on: Living on $34.01 a Week

By: Glendon Cameron

Glendon Cameron — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:06:41 +0000

Yvonne

I had to do what I had to do. I really did a great deal of soul searching and reading, it prepares you for the other trials and tribulations that may come in life. I just found this blog this year it is very interesting!

By: Yvonne Genise

Yvonne Genise — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:01:39 +0000

Hello again Glendon,
As usual, I’ve got one foot in the present, while my mind is in the future. It’s only March 4th. My goof!

By: Yvonne Genise

Yvonne Genise — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:58:36 +0000

Hello Glendon,
Are you still reading this blog on occasion? It’s March 6th & I saw your story about making it on $7500. Wow! That’s impressive.

By: Glendon Cameron

Glendon Cameron — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:50:52 +0000

Hmmm this sounds like something I was “forced” to do years ago! I got laid off and I knew things were not going to be easy. So I sold everything I had and moved in with a roommate( I would be getting unemployment) This gave me a $1500.00 and I had one more check coming in.

I was able to live off of 7500.00 for a year! Granted more than your 34.00 per week, it just showed me how you can lived a decent life when you do not have a lot of money. This was like 15 years ago, but one thing I still do is walk for hour a day, getting out really clears the head!

By: FrugalLivingAdvice.com

FrugalLivingAdvice.com — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:20:25 +0000

I have done similar methods like this but it was usually because I lost my job and had nothing to live on.
I survived about three months on a dollar a day. I lived off of three Little Debbie cakes a day. I was thin like a rail and lost some of my teeth from malnutrition.
Ahh…good times.

By: Ryan @ Planting Dollars

Ryan @ Planting Dollars — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:46:22 +0000

This sounds similar to my current lifestyle, except for a bit higher amount for food.

You’re right, it’s nice because there’s less clutter and you get to enjoy the little things that matter more than filling up your time with stuff.

Thanks for sharing your experiment.

By: Dan K

Dan K — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:54:47 +0000

I live in northern PA and we have snowstorms during the winter. This allows for our electricity to go out at the most opportune times.

A year ago this happened. No showers. No T.V. Only a quiet winter night and the crackle of the wood fire.

I have to admit that I am an addict to t.v. and the internet. I really think t.v. is a terrible use of time and plan on never paying for it (right now it is included in my rent). But that few days was the absolute best. I never felt more at peace. I had a wind up emergency radio, my dog, and family. It was really a peaceful time and made me appreciate everything I had.

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:43:36 +0000

There’s absolutely no need to be jealous. Yes, money is important to all of us but I’m sure you will agree that family is much more important than money, and that money is a vehicle to meet our goals and not the goal in itself.

Sure, I can be more frugal when I’m alone but without my wife, having money is meaningless. It was a fun experiment, and it would be fun to try it with my wife as well.

Perhaps you can try it with your family and see what happens? Of course, the purpose is to have fun and to actually deprive yourself If you do try it though, report back and let us know how you do!

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:35:18 +0000

I find it interesting that you did this experiment at a time when you were alone. I know I could live very frugally by myself, but with two–and sometimes three–near-adult daughters and a husband, I find it really difficult to cut back on things like food. The mom instinct to provide a healthy variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, for example, is hard to ignore (and fairly pricey!). I also notice you had the benefit of eating food your wife had prepared ahead for you. How would you do if you really had to do it all yourself?

I’m not trying to put you down. I love your blog and I think this was a great experiment. I guess I’m just jealous because I know I could save so much money if I were living on my own!

By: Fred Cash

Fred Cash — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:01:22 +0000

Wow, that is a great test. I have to say that you almost thought of everything and I think I’m going to try something similar and see how much I can live on. I know there are times when I’m spending more, but there are some weeks where I think I might be close your amount. Over the past two months my wife and I have been cutting back on going out and trying to save money. We are trying to save enough for a house, and have saved thousands over the past two months by eating at home more, cutting coupons, and trying to not to do any extra activities. It’s been quite boring, but we are almost at our goal so it’s worth it.