The amounts in this article seemed high to me, especially near the end when they start asking if they should pay money for pets, and how going out once in a while is a necessity. If your toaster breaks, how about not eating toast, or learning to make it in a pan!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22065978
How little money needed to live?, BBC article
Living on £1 a day. What an inspirational read.
"Paying her £3,000 annual rent up front, she kept to her £365 budget for the year and was able to spend £1,300 on lifetime memberships of the National Trust for her brother and his wife, plus contribute to the cost of his wedding.
So how did she do it?
'Collecting all the bargains at the end of the day I would come out of the supermarket with an armful of shopping that only cost 50p - people looked me up and down as if I was a tramp.'
TOP THREE TIPS
Don't stay in. Having fun doesn't cost a lot
Don't be embarrassed to ask about prices or pick up bargains
Share more with others, like garden tools or chores
'But that didn't bother me. I did become quite shameless, walking into hairdressers asking if new stylists wanted hair to cut.'
Free buffets were another source of sustenance and she scoured notice boards, local newspapers and the internet for events, launches and gallery openings that could provide nibbles and sometimes even a glass of wine.
'My social life improved. I was out almost every night. My friends thought I would be sitting by the TV or in a library and it would be boring.'
She also walked or cycled 10 miles a day, bought clothes at jumble sales and managed without a mobile phone."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7622792.stm
"Paying her £3,000 annual rent up front, she kept to her £365 budget for the year and was able to spend £1,300 on lifetime memberships of the National Trust for her brother and his wife, plus contribute to the cost of his wedding.
So how did she do it?
'Collecting all the bargains at the end of the day I would come out of the supermarket with an armful of shopping that only cost 50p - people looked me up and down as if I was a tramp.'
TOP THREE TIPS
Don't stay in. Having fun doesn't cost a lot
Don't be embarrassed to ask about prices or pick up bargains
Share more with others, like garden tools or chores
'But that didn't bother me. I did become quite shameless, walking into hairdressers asking if new stylists wanted hair to cut.'
Free buffets were another source of sustenance and she scoured notice boards, local newspapers and the internet for events, launches and gallery openings that could provide nibbles and sometimes even a glass of wine.
'My social life improved. I was out almost every night. My friends thought I would be sitting by the TV or in a library and it would be boring.'
She also walked or cycled 10 miles a day, bought clothes at jumble sales and managed without a mobile phone."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7622792.stm