[chucksmash]

If you are being cheap because you are willing to sacrifice now to make your future better, that's one thing.

If your obligations are such that you have to accept samewise conditions just to eek out an existence, it's entirely another thing.

If you choose to live on a dollar a day because you temporarily rely on your family to provide certain externalities, that's one thing.

If you have a dollar to spend per day and spending it poorly means you go hungry, that's quite another.

[gnipgnip]

What would living on a dollar a day entail in the US ?

[Broken_Hippo]

Unless you would happen to qualify for public assistance, you'd be nearly starving and exposed to the elements. You simply can't meet basic needs on your own with that without outside support. There are a few exceptions for temporary circumstances (You might be able to farm and live in your paid-off house, for example, but without utilities - and you'd be out of luck when your first property tax bill arrives).

[AtheistOfFail]

cardboard box and a cheeseburger for lunch (dumpster diving for dinner)