Comments on: You Create Your Own Luck

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:44:50 +0000

Jeffery,
My boyfriend lives the same lifestyle as you and most often does not spend more than $3g a month. Although we have a place in Salt Lake, he prefers to tell people that he doesn’t have a home and the world is his home. He saves money by crashing on peoples couches. I do get to travel with him about 1-2 times a month, and that is the only time he really splurges with his money is when I go with. So it is possible to live this kind of lifestyle and be happy, I’m enjoying it so far.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:58:08 +0000

@Chris

The homeless post it up here: http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/01/27/106604_10-reasons-i-am-purposely-homeless.html

I do take a lot of photos, but share them namely on facebook. Feel free to friend me (but make sure to note you are from savingadvice) and be warned, I’m ultra liberal

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:19:59 +0000

You certainly are one of the most frugal people that I have read about! I can’t wait for your story that explains how you manage to survive being homeless!

BTW, do you take photos while you are on vacation?

By: PatientSaver

PatientSaver — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:35:18 +0000

Very interesting article, Jeffrey.But it wasn’t clear to me whether you travel all the time, as a few other bloggers I know do, or if you have a homebase somewhere. That’s why your comment that you are “purposefully homeless” was so interesting to me, and i hope you share more with us about that soon.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:33:17 +0000

My favorite is how people tell me I’m “lucky” I don’t have a car payment. I also have a car that has 160K miles on it and is over 10 years old, while they have to have the newest car with all the bells and whistles. It’s a matter of priorities. I prefer to not have a car payment and care for the car I currently own. If that makes me lucky, well, then I’m lucky.

By: 20 and Engaged

20 and Engaged — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:25:39 +0000

It’s not even about luck; you create your own opportunities. People fail to realize many things are done because people go out and seek the chances to do it. You don’t know unless you ask or try.