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How Much Money Can You Live Off Of?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You would need to add in the cost of all necessary utilities like gas, electricity, telephone and water. Leave out cable television and satellite television. Food costs would be a sum of the total of how much money it would cost to feed your family on a monthly basis. Also, remove DSL and cable modem expenses.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead of paying for television programming, view free TV or cheap movies on Netflix (or maybe even read a real book!). Instead of paying for telephone, use free services over the internet (Skype and Google both have them – but note that there may be privacy issues in their use). Go Frugal Go Green'

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