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J. Money
Personal blog · budgetsaresexy.comeconomicsproductivity
J. Money writes Budgets Are Sexy, a personal blog at budgetsaresexy.com about economics and productivity. Since 2010, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-14, and you can follow it by feed.
A blog about personal finance, entrepreneurship, FIRE, and overall improving your lifestyle through habit stacking. Written by J. Money.
What Hacker News says?
When someone runs out isn't the relevant stat. A person could receive $100/day and still run out in 17 days if they are ridiculous. The real question is can a person reasonably feed themselves on $4/day. I would submit the answer is 100% yes for the vast, vast majority of locations in the US. You can do your own web search for the litany of sites/postings on how to eat on < $1/day. You have 4x that amount in your bu…
Comment linking /how-to-make-nutritious-meals-for-1-dollar-day-per-person/
on “Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker”Submitted How to Make Money Going After Illegal Robocallers as a story · 2 points
HN discussionStory of my life, Ed. I am your poster boy who lives "cheap" and not "frugal" by choice. I clip coupons and browse slickdeals before committing to a purchase. I never buy anything at MSRP. I monitor airfare prices for weeks before booking a ticket. This is a difficult problem to escape because it's one that I behaved myself into , and that it's self-reinforcing for a variety of reasons: - When you're already on a fi…
Comment linking /2009/08/saving-money-trumps-sex/
on “How I retired in 9 years on a corporate programmer salary”Submitted How Rich ARE You? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Things I Learned About Money and Happiness from Being Homeless as a story · 1 points
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