Saw this great story today on the Christian Science Monitor, where for an experiment this guy left his parents' home, to find out for himself how far he can make it with only $25 in his pocket.
A former college athlete with a bachelor's degree, Mr. Shepard had left a comfortable life with supportive parents in Raleigh, N.C. Now he was an outsider on the wrong side of the tracks in Charleston, S.C.
He stayed at a homeless shelter for the first couple of months, taking advantage of government food stamps, then started working as day laborer, eventually getting a job with a moving company.
Ten months into the experiment, he decided to quit after learning of an illness in his family. But by then he had moved into an apartment, bought a pickup truck, and had saved close to $5,000.
This kid didn't give himself any luxuries like eating out, nor did he have a cell phone. Probably didn't have a TV either. Cell phone bills and cable bills really eat into your income. Nothing but a strong back and the will to work, he was well on his way out of poverty.
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