Yeah right,
I know people surviving on less than $10k/y in a country that's MORE expensive than the US. And funny shit is that they're happy

very fucking sad to me...
I pretty much had it good on $12k/y when I was a student. But it wasn't a choice, I didn't stop growing from there. But CHOOSING to keep yourself confined to these limits and searching for free stuff rather than progressing in work is just plain fucked up.