I was watching a programme the other day on one of those UK stations - something along the lines of "getting your finances in order". It's the kind of programme where they get a "financial doctor" in to sort somebody out who is in bad financial circumstances. Anyway, the guy they were dealing with on the particular episode I saw had got himself in debt to the tune of approximately 30,000 sterling. His task for the first week was to get by on only 10 sterling! Now, this left me absolutely agog......okay, the guy didn't have transport charges (he could walk to work), had no dependants and food wasn't a problem (he was a professional chef), but still it seemed like a miniscule amount to expect an adult to get by on. He managed it though, but of course he had no social life, daily luxuries etc for the week...
I was wondering has anyone managed to get by like this for a more extended period of time - in order to accummulate savings for a specific reason? I suppose in a way it would be like a financial crash diet!
I was wondering has anyone managed to get by like this for a more extended period of time - in order to accummulate savings for a specific reason? I suppose in a way it would be like a financial crash diet!