Christopher Murray

Christopher is a professional personal finance and sustainability writer who has covered everything from budgeting to unique investing options like SRI and cryptocurrency. His work has appeared on a number of personal finance websites, including Money Under 30 as a former senior editor and staff writer.
A young woman sitting on her apartment floor looking happy. From "The Cost of Living Alone".

Can you afford to live alone?

The average spending per month for a single person in the United States is $3,693 per month ($44,312 per year), according to 2022 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Study.

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How Little Can You Live On?

By cutting out most (or all) of your wants and sticking to a very tight budget, you could live off of less than $1,000 a month. Here’s three examples of how (and where) you have to live to do it.

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Tools for budgeting including a calculator with the word budget on it and a pen in front of a spreadsheet

How to start budgeting

Learning to budget with the right methods and tools will help keep your finances in check. It’s easy to get started and you’ll spend less time worrying about money.

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