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The possibly crazy possibly brilliant Elon Musk took a frugal eating challenge when he was younger.
From an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Radio interview here.
From an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
"I mean, in America it's pretty easy to keep yourself alive," he tells Tyson. "So my threshold for existing was pretty low. I figured I could be in some cheap apartment with my computer and be okay, and not starve."
He decided to see if a $30 food budget could get him through a month. He bought mostly hot dogs and oranges in bulk, and would occasionally switch it up with some pasta and jarred tomato sauce. He pulled it off.
"So I was like, 'Oh, okay. If I can live for a dollar a day — at least from a food cost standpoint — it's pretty easy to earn $30 dollars in a month, so I'll probably be ok," Musk says.
It gave him the assurance that he didn't need a comfortable salary to survive, allowing him the freedom to pursue his loftier goals, he says.
"Not to put words in your mouth, but that's a starting point to launch anywhere you want to go," Tyson says.
"Yeah. Absolutely," Musk replies.
He decided to see if a $30 food budget could get him through a month. He bought mostly hot dogs and oranges in bulk, and would occasionally switch it up with some pasta and jarred tomato sauce. He pulled it off.
"So I was like, 'Oh, okay. If I can live for a dollar a day — at least from a food cost standpoint — it's pretty easy to earn $30 dollars in a month, so I'll probably be ok," Musk says.
It gave him the assurance that he didn't need a comfortable salary to survive, allowing him the freedom to pursue his loftier goals, he says.
"Not to put words in your mouth, but that's a starting point to launch anywhere you want to go," Tyson says.
"Yeah. Absolutely," Musk replies.