Comments on: One Dollar A Day Meals http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:04:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Karla http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html/comment-page-1#comment-295714 Karla Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:58:47 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3956#comment-295714 It certainly can be done! We're proof, as well...although a bit challenging! I invite each of you to come check out our progress - doing what billions of people do each day....survive on a buck! Our "Dollar-A-Day" Challenge brings patience, understanding, education, awareness, and humility. We are using this social experiment as an educational tool as well as a fundraising effort to support my upcoming missions trip to Zambia; a country where living on a dollar a day is the norm. Additionally, we have other challenges coming up - February's project is revealed in our blog tomorrow morning! I thank you... http://1-dollar-a-day.blogspot.com Best, Karla It certainly can be done!

We’re proof, as well…although a bit challenging!

I invite each of you to come check out our progress – doing what billions of people do each day….survive on a buck!

Our “Dollar-A-Day” Challenge brings patience, understanding, education, awareness, and humility.

We are using this social experiment as an educational tool as well as a fundraising effort to support my upcoming missions trip to Zambia; a country where living on a dollar a day is the norm.

Additionally, we have other challenges coming up – February’s project is revealed in our blog tomorrow morning!

I thank you…

http://1-dollar-a-day.blogspot.com

Best,
Karla

]]> By: carla http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html/comment-page-1#comment-295350 carla Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:52:34 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3956#comment-295350 This is really interesting, but I don’t think its really possible for me. Food intolerances doesn’t allow for cheaper foods such as grains(!), beans, soy, sugar and a few other inexpensive food. If you can fill up on beans, tofu, very little fresh fruit and veggies, that may be possible. I’d rather grow all my own food, raise chickens, etc than eat an unhealthy (for me) diet. This is really interesting, but I don’t think its really possible for me. Food intolerances doesn’t allow for cheaper foods such as grains(!), beans, soy, sugar and a few other inexpensive food. If you can fill up on beans, tofu, very little fresh fruit and veggies, that may be possible. I’d rather grow all my own food, raise chickens, etc than eat an unhealthy (for me) diet.

]]> By: Matt http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html/comment-page-1#comment-295345 Matt Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:56:07 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3956#comment-295345 Thanks for the article, Jim. I hadn't heard of these two. That's a little surprising, since I do some work on the poverty line that their experiment is based on. For what it's worth, the World Bank's main International Poverty Line is actually $1.25 (in 2005 dollars). But of course, that $1.25 goes toward not merely food but ALL necessities--housing, health care, clothing, etc. And, according to the Bank, about 1.8 billion people live under that line--many substantially under it. The IPL has been pretty sharply criticized. For more, see some excellent work by a Columbia economist and a Yale philosopher: www.socialanalysis.org. The bloggers do a pretty good job of showing how absurd that level of income is. Kudos to them. Thanks for the article, Jim.

I hadn’t heard of these two. That’s a little surprising, since I do some work on the poverty line that their experiment is based on.

For what it’s worth, the World Bank’s main International Poverty Line is actually $1.25 (in 2005 dollars). But of course, that $1.25 goes toward not merely food but ALL necessities–housing, health care, clothing, etc. And, according to the Bank, about 1.8 billion people live under that line–many substantially under it.

The IPL has been pretty sharply criticized. For more, see some excellent work by a Columbia economist and a Yale philosopher: http://www.socialanalysis.org. The bloggers do a pretty good job of showing how absurd that level of income is. Kudos to them.

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html/comment-page-1#comment-295339 jim Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:44:39 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3956#comment-295339 I think the 5 day or the 30 day rule for purchases really does help. For some, a "moment" is all it takes for you to contemplate whether a purchase is good or not. For many, you need a longer "cooling off" period before realizing whether or not it's a smart move. Either way, a minute or a week, taking that time to think about it can save people lots of money. I think the 5 day or the 30 day rule for purchases really does help. For some, a “moment” is all it takes for you to contemplate whether a purchase is good or not. For many, you need a longer “cooling off” period before realizing whether or not it’s a smart move. Either way, a minute or a week, taking that time to think about it can save people lots of money.

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html/comment-page-1#comment-295338 jim Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:43:10 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3956#comment-295338 It does sound impossible and that's why they gained such notoriety for doing it, I think just an attempt would do anyone some good. You might not want to risk your health and cutting out proteins, which are the most expensive things anyway, but maybe cut out other things outside of food? It does sound impossible and that’s why they gained such notoriety for doing it, I think just an attempt would do anyone some good. You might not want to risk your health and cutting out proteins, which are the most expensive things anyway, but maybe cut out other things outside of food?

]]> By: tom http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html/comment-page-1#comment-295336 tom Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:24:19 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3956#comment-295336 I am glad you brought this article to our attention. I went out yesterday and almost ended up blowing a few hundred dollars, which I could use for another purpose. I thought about it for a moment and said that I should go slow, and make the money first and then buy it. Your article is great because it talks about how we can train ourselves to be frugal and committed. I am glad you brought this article to our attention.

I went out yesterday and almost ended up blowing a few hundred dollars, which I could use for another purpose.

I thought about it for a moment and said that I should go slow, and make the money first and then buy it.

Your article is great because it talks about how we can train ourselves to be frugal and committed.

]]> By: studenomics http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html/comment-page-1#comment-295335 studenomics Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:23:51 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3956#comment-295335 This sounds almost impossible, I would love to try it but the least amount I could get away with spending in a day is $10. Simple because it costs $5.50 in public transportation just to get to school and back. I always buy my own groceries and I still find it difficult to save. The main issue would be the fact that I train at least 3 times a week, therefore I need some solid protein in my system. This sounds almost impossible, I would love to try it but the least amount I could get away with spending in a day is $10. Simple because it costs $5.50 in public transportation just to get to school and back. I always buy my own groceries and I still find it difficult to save. The main issue would be the fact that I train at least 3 times a week, therefore I need some solid protein in my system.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/one-dollar-a-day-meals.html/comment-page-1#comment-295334 Brandon Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:45:31 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3956#comment-295334 old/10 old/10

]]>