Could you Thrive for Seven Days on 60 Dollars? As much as I love waking up and getting my morning coffee from a local brew house, it’s not a realistic or prudent way to spend the remainder of my meager resources. Although its less than three dollars, that small expense accounts for nearly 40% of my daily budget. So cutting it out is a logical and necessary choice.
48 hours into my self-induced poverty expedition, I am starting to feel the pinch. It’s not as if I normally live a posh or lavish lifestyle, but getting by on less than nine US Dollars a day is not a simple task. Despite the hardship, I continue to find (and receive great suggestions for) numerous great events in and around Providence that are frugally fun.
48 hours into my self-induced poverty expedition, I am starting to feel the pinch. It’s not as if I normally live a posh or lavish lifestyle, but getting by on less than nine US Dollars a day is not a simple task. Despite the hardship, I continue to find (and receive great suggestions for) numerous great events in and around Providence that are frugally fun.
| So, let me describe how I got by on Tuesday. As mentioned, I steered clear of the coffee house, and went for some homemade freeze dried crystals. Not quite the same, but the $2.75 I saved will come in handy. I went about my day, ate a good old fashioned PB&J for lunch, and around 4:30 was ready for some dinner. One of the hidden gems in downtown Providence for the wallet conscious consumer is the McCormick & Schmick's Happy Hour Menu. This is a high end steak and seafood restaurant that, twice per day, offers a phenomenal bar menu with several delicious items priced lower than most fast food restaurant menus. From McCormick's, I headed straight over to the WBOB Studios and spent a few hours editing and working the producer's booth. I got to hang out with great BOB personalities like Kris Hansen, George Goner, The Pal, and Joe Ferro. After the season premiere of the Franchise, Mr. Ferro and I were planning on heading back over to The Apartment to catch their free Blues & Jazz concert, but ended up bowing out after rocking too hard in the studio all night. Read: TBS Introduction Read: TBS Day 1 | Providence Wallet Friendly Events Mondays On Blast The Apartment Music & Comedy * No Cover RISD Art Museum Free Entry: Sun 10-1 * 3rd Thur (5-9P) * Last Sat Buck a Frame Bowling Cranston Lanes Wed & Thurs Nights Daily Expense Report McCormick & Schmicks Corned Beef Sliders, Draft & Tip: $9.00 |
| Tuesday Starting Funds $49.43 |  | Remaining Funds $ 40.43 |
-Kevin Aherne
