I spent most of last week trying to live on $29 per week; the equivalent of what an individual on government benefits typically must live on. I honestly thought it wasn't going to be that hard. I didn't really do any planning. I'm a relatively healthy eater, and we don't spend extravagantly on food. So, I really believed it wouldn't be that hard. And in some ways it wasn't. The food was fine. It was tasty and yummy and generally filling. But the rest of the challenged was a mess. I consistently eat about 3,200 calories per day, and during the challenge I capped out at about 1,500. That isn't unsustainable for a human. Its probably fine for most women, and its probably in the ballpark of healthy for most men. But I have a high metabolism and it just wasn't enough food. I have the benefit of a desk job, at home, and can't imagine if I was trying to do manual labor or needed more than 3,200 calories. I was also onl...
We tried for one, and we ended up with a bushel of fun.