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post 10000024898 01-25-2026, 07:30 PM
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Could you live on $100/day for life after all expenses paid?

Let's say someone makes/comes into enough money to have a basic/safe house and "allowance" of $3,000/month.

Could you live on that? Home paid for/property tax/insurance utilities/health insurance/basic car, etc -- all that paid without dipping into your $3k. You have $3,000/month to eat on, entertainment, alcohol, weed, gym membership....basically whatever else you want to do.

That's ~$100 per day.
post 10000024901 01-25-2026, 07:32 PM
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i could probably live off of $25-$30 a day after all expenses paid

maybe even less honestly
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post 10000024904 01-25-2026, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig⏩
i could probably live off of $25-$30 a day after all expenses paid

maybe even less honestly
I probably used to be able to do that. But now I need more. On a random day could easily drop $40 at the bar, $25 at the movies and $25 eating out somewhere earlier in the day (plus gas to get to these places).
post 10000024907 01-25-2026, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
I probably used to be able to do that. But now I need more. On a random day could easily drop $40 at the bar, $25 at the movies and $25 eating out somewhere earlier in the day (plus gas to get to these places).
yeah, those are really the only things that would cost money honestly

but i only do those things seldomly as is
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post 10000024911 01-25-2026, 07:39 PM
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Easily. I already live on less than that.
post 10000024917 01-25-2026, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig⏩
yeah, those are really the only things that would cost money honestly

but i only do those things seldomly as is
thats true. but to me $100 leaves room where i don't have to worry...if i average $75 just reinvest the rest or save it for a bigger purchase.

people were talking about never retiring so i was thinking about the minimum needed amount and i come up with about 1.5m.

let's say $300k for a basic 2/1 house and $1.2m invested for steady income....might give someone $100+ a day "allowance" to live on.
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Is that all I have for extra money? Ever? It sounds easy enough at first but if it’s just 100 a day and that’s all I ever see then it starts getting a bit more complicated.
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post 10000024927 01-25-2026, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Is that all I have for extra money? Ever? It sounds easy enough at first but if it’s just 100 a day and that’s all I ever see then it starts getting a bit more complicated.
You might get more later if you live on less and reinvest the remainder for a while.

or if you live on like $500 for 3 weeks you'd have $2,500 to spend the 4th week.
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
Let's say someone makes/comes into enough money to have a basic/safe house and "allowance" of $3,000/month.

Could you live on that? Home paid for/property tax/insurance utilities/health insurance/basic car, etc -- all that paid without dipping into your $3k. You have $3,000/month to eat on, entertainment, alcohol, weed, gym membership....basically whatever else you want to do.

That's ~$100 per day.
lmao at trying to live on $100 a day

That's poverty shit
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post 10000024941 01-25-2026, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
lmao at trying to live on $100 a day

That's poverty shit
having $100 day spending money with a house/car/all other expenses paid is likely something like top 3-4% on earth.
post 10000024943 01-25-2026, 08:04 PM
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Why would I want to cut how much I have to spend after expenses in half?
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post 10000024948 01-25-2026, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted By SoutheastBeast1⏩
Why would I want to cut how much I have to spend after expenses in half?
not saying would you want to....just if you could live relatively happily.

btw -- what are you buying that runs you on average $300/day?
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
having $100 day spending money with a house/car/all other expenses paid is likely something like top 3-4% on earth.
Well, I'm top 3-4% then
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post 10000024951 01-25-2026, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
You might get more later if you live on less and reinvest the remainder for a while.

or if you live on like $500 for 3 weeks you'd have $2,500 to spend the 4th week.
Yeah I don’t think it would work. It seems like a decent amount of money when it comes to extra money but I don’t think it accounts for everything in my life that I like doing.
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Yeah I don’t think it would work. It seems like a decent amount of money when it comes to extra money but I don’t think it accounts for everything in my life that I like doing.
what do you do in an average month?
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I don't spend 3k a month on food and entertainment now so yeah it would be easy

Most people saying no are probably thinking of every day being a vacation but most retired people just sit around and watch tv
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I could live on less but if I had any kind of money I wouldn’t sit on cash I’d invest it because the gov will absolutely eat up your savings with hyperinflation
post 10000024960 01-25-2026, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
lmao at trying to live on $100 a day

That's poverty shit
He’s talking about real money not Australian
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post 10000024970 01-25-2026, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
what do you do in an average month?
Not much but there’s some months that I spend a lot. I still have to use some of that $100 a day on necessities right? I have kids btw .

Edit- not to mention, I feel like I live kind of close to what you’re proposing and I’m definitely not doing things I want to do due to everything but some things pop up that cost a lot. Like I just had to pay thousands on something that definitely isn’t a normal expense . So things like that
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post 10000024972 01-25-2026, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted By Papi_Chulo⏩
I don't spend 3k a month on food and entertainment now so yeah it would be easy

Most people saying no are probably thinking of every day being a vacation but most retired people just sit around and watch tv
I'm retired and go swimming/sauna/steam room most days. sometimes to bars, movies, trails, dates, out to eat, mall, church, play basketball, etc.
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Not much but there’s some months that I spend a lot. I still have to use some of that $100 a day on necessities right? I have kids btw .
do you currently spend more than $3k/month
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
do you currently spend more than $3k/month
Look at my edit
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Originally Posted By Basedbabyy⏩
He’s talking about real money not Australian
Real money exists in the world of federal income tax, state income tax, additional sales tax and tips?

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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
Not much but there’s some months that I spend a lot. I still have to use some of that $100 a day on necessities right? I have kids btw .

Edit- not to mention, I feel like I live kind of close to what you’re proposing and I’m definitely not doing things I want to do due to everything but some things pop up that cost a lot. Like I just had to pay thousands on something that definitely isn’t a normal expense . So things like that
well let's say the $100/day isn't used for one off expenses like a car repair or fixing an HVAC.
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
well let's say the $100/day isn't used for one off expenses like a car repair or fixing an HVAC.
I mean I could make it work. My dreams of a life of luxury would be out the window but yes it’s doable lol
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Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
I mean I could make it work. My dreams of a life of luxury would be out the window but yes it’s doable lol
Can you give some details on what your life of luxury would include?
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Originally Posted By edwardhaskell⏩
Can you give some details on what your life of luxury would include?
I would like to take my kids to Disney, travel a couple times a year to different countries, get my hair done professionally, buy nice clothes for myself, think about something that costs money and do it if I want?, I’d love to hire a housekeeper- anything to make my life easier, nutritionist, oh god I’d love to get Botox, the miracle face lift, breast lift? Implants lol? Whatever I want? I could think of tons of ways to spend money
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Originally Posted By SuperHercules⏩
Give me a pullup bar and swimming pool and I could live for free

The kind of power and athleticism attained would enable me to hunt my food at an incredibly efficient level
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