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Andrew and Matt calculate the absolute minimum they could each live on.  We hope it will inspire you to cut some of the frills out of your spending. If you cut your expenses to the bone, how much could you live on?  And what does “live on” mean?  Would you be willing to eat ramen for every meal or would you still need a weekly Whole Foods run?  Is it realistic to get rid of your car? We pad our expenses with a lot of unnecessary fluff.  If you lost your job or if you decided to quit your job, you would get by on a lot less than you are spending now.  As a hypothetical, list out your expenses, or check your Mint account and decide what you could cut but still maintain a good quality of life and be happy. Now see what you could cut to live like a recluse, never going out, eating only two meals a day, no alcohol, no public transport. Of course you could try one of these approaches for a month and see how you do but it’s really just an exercise.  It can be reassuring to know that if you had to live on $1500 a