How can a grad feed and shelter himself?

[m-ttl]

I found this link really amazing and helpful. "A SNAP Cookbook: Good and Cheap." it's a cookbook designed for people using snap benefits but can apply to anyone on a tight budget. The recipes look good, honestly. 

 

I've never needed to drive before, but I'm lucky and have a family member who works for GM so I'll be using the family discount on a Chevy Spark. 

[WriteAndKnit]

I'm lucky; the GI Bill I wasn't eligible for when I was working on my BA is available for my grad school. So I get a nice (monthly) living allowance that will cover rent, meals, etc, and I'm planning to work ~15 hours a week to have extra cash. And a friend who owns his house had a spare bedroom that he was hoping to fill anyway; while it's a bit further from campus (about a half hour/forty-five minute bus trip each way), I'm a quiet neighborhood with a good roommate, not in a student apartment complex, and get to help eat fresh veggies from the garden for about $400 a month. Like I said, I'm lucky.

[FlyingDutchman]

Being a graduate student is a great opportunity to train and flex your frugality muscles. Several great ideas have already been shared here in this thread: find a roommate for housing, get good nutrition through cooking at home, ride a bike, cut down on utilities usage. The thing about frugality, I think, is that once you get a frugal streak going, it becomes pretty exciting to follow through on it. 

[PsychGirl1]

I'm remembering a post where someone talked about a website where they completed online surveys to earn a few extra bucks each month (might have been Amazon's Mechanical Turk- not sure). I can't find it anywhere- does anybody remember which website it was?

[fuzzylogician]

I'm remembering a post where someone talked about a website where they completed online surveys to earn a few extra bucks each month (might have been Amazon's Mechanical Turk- not sure). I can't find it anywhere- does anybody remember which website it was?

 

I'm not sure what the old thread was about but I do know you can sign up as a 'worker' on Amazon Mechanical Turk and complete online surveys for a few extra bucks. I use it fairly often to recruit participants for my experimental work. Some people do it for a living and have a whole system going, but I think for the average worker I wouldn't count on making too much money on there. (Caveat: I'm not sure if you're allowed to work if you're an international student; check with your ISO!)

[PsychGirl1]

Thanks!