Comments on: How I live on $600 a month.

By: Early Retirement Extreme

Early Retirement Extreme — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:40:28 +0000

I did something similar during my “formative” years and kept doing it ever since. I would get the insurances though but since you are hopefully stashing away those 70% that are’nt being spent, a high deductible is a real option.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:02:00 +0000

No car insurance, and no health insurance. And it’s not clear whether that utilities bill included telephone service (important if you do hold a job and are not paying for a cell phone).

When did you buy the car? Or was it bought for you? Not everyone starts out with a car that is already paid for, or has the money to buy a car up front.

By: Tight Fisted Miser

Tight Fisted Miser — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:08:00 +0000

I thought I was doing good living on $800-900 a month. If I were to get a roommate I could probably get in the $600 range though. Even living in a small town it is an accomplishment to live on $600 a month.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:10:00 +0000

No car insurance? Shame on you.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:54:00 +0000

I spend average $8.93 every week on grocery store.

I am a graudate student in a small town near Atlanta.

By: Neel

Neel — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:38:00 +0000

$600 a month and living in the middle of nowhere is no real accomplishment. Try doing that in a big city and see how far you get.
I manage to live on ~$1,000 a month in Los Angeles and going full time to a university. I think thats a much more amazing feat.