Before we start today I’d like to say: I am now passed the half way point! But I am still flying relatively blind as too what people think of meal size and RDI quantities. There is still some time left to adjust the amounts so please let the comments flow. But for now: On with [...]

Today was all about “the spirit of the challenge”. There were plenty of opportunities to deviate with out really breaking rules: e.g. I was in Wollongong last night and this morning; and in the spirit of the challenge I did not use the “work pays” excuse to get food – but instead took my own [...]

As day 2 comes to a close I have another update and some more photos:

I’m writing this at the end of a very successful first day to the $30 challenge. As an aside, given the current economy, I’m going to share the recipes each day. But on with the show

About 9 months ago Brad, Matthew and I were sitting on a balcony in Alexandria having a fairly long discussion. One of the topics we discussed was trying to live off $30 for a week, the general consensus was it would be possible. Somehow, today, I got challenged to actually try and do it. I [...]