Originally Posted by calm

When I buy things I usually just BUY them straight out, and don't finance. The exception is my house which I rent from a sweet older lady, but I am only here when school is out. So once I am back in school, I only NEED to make about $15 a day to stay on top of my payments, that is to say I can still be insured, still eat, still have my cell phone, and not take a dollar from the bank.

When I am in school it is great -- I bank a shitload and buy myself a toy at every break. I am curious what other people's costs of living are.