Lived off of < $17,000.00 annual, Ask Me Anything

What percent of your income did you spend on cigarettes?

17k wrote:

How well does your Obama phone work?

How many phony disabilities have you applied for and how many have been granted?

I politely decline any offer of free cell phones. There is an overwhelming pressure to receive a free cell phone where I live.

I have zero disabilities. I know you're trolling but to live cheaply you need great health.

Do you have mountain dew teeth and hang with the Dancin' Outlaw?

poor people are crazy wrote:

What percent of your income did you spend on cigarettes?

None. Ex-smoker.

How much do you receive in monthly crazy checks?

What is plan for if you end up in the ER?

If your statements are true, well, I can tell that you are an intelligent person.

Your sentences are short, direct, clear, and still provide sufficient details. It's similar to your way of living.

Kudos to you for coming up with a formula on how to live, and maintaining the discipline to see it through.

Now, for the million dollar questions : How does all this fit into your running, and do you compete in races?

Why are you so poor?

Scorpion_runner wrote:

If your statements are true, well, I can tell that you are an intelligent person.

Your sentences are short, direct, clear, and still provide sufficient details. It's similar to your way of living.

Kudos to you for coming up with a formula on how to live, and maintaining the discipline to see it through.

Now, for the million dollar questions : How does all this fit into your running, and do you compete in races?

+1

how fast are you?

Do you give out nice Xmas and or birthday presents?

jorvack wrote:

What is plan for if you end up in the ER?

I would pay back any debts from the ER visit.

There is catastrophic health insurance that I am considering.

Millions of people do this, most not by choice.

lowballer wrote:

jorvack wrote:

What is plan for if you end up in the ER?

I would pay back any debts from the ER visit.

There is catastrophic health insurance that I am considering.

How would you pay back a >$100,000 bill? What if you had an accident that required ongoing treatment and care for the rest of your life, how would you swing that?

You said you don't plan on retiring but you do manual labor. Do you think you can work like that (or get hired by anyone) until at age 80 or 90?

You're one accident away from homelessness. If only we had a universal health care system like the UK or Canada ...

moist wrote:

Why are you so poor?

Chill guys, I think the thread title is missing a zero. No need to wreck him over a typo for two pages.

What's your social life like? Have a SO or just keep to yourself?

im impressed wrote:

What's your social life like? Have a SO or just keep to yourself?

I don't have long term relationships but I do make SO connections through mutual friends and the occasional online dating.

poor people are crazy wrote:

What percent of your income did you spend on cigarettes?

At my poorest, I lived on about 3k per year. Did that for two years. This was in Philly in the late 1980s. Rent was $125/mo, shared a tenement with 3 other people. No health insurance. 5 bucks a day for food. 2 bucks a day for cigarettes and coffee. Life was simple back then

How many hours did you work? What did you do in your spare time? How many different homes did you have? Did you enjoy it?

gdm wrote:

How many hours did you work? What did you do in your spare time? How many different homes did you have? Did you enjoy it?

I worked about 1000 hours. I ran and did a bit of writing and art in my spare time. I stayed in four different homes. Yes, it was enjoyable, especially to share quality time with different people.