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A WOMAN decided to live below the poverty line in order to save money by making some savvy spending choices.
YouTuber Prepper Princess shared her tips for keeping costs right down.
She explained that she had been living below the poverty line her entire adult life in order to reach her financial goals.
Prepper Princess, who is author of , posted a video explaining her tactics.
She said: "I keep all of my junk mail so I can use it for kindling on the fire.
"And I have a Roku box which gives me thousands and thousands of movies and TV shows and I don't pay for cable TV."
The bargain hunter also made sure she bought a very dinky home so as to keep the price and running costs to a minimum.
The bought a run down two-bed, two-bath house for just $67k.
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She said: "This is how I'm able to live below the poverty line because I paid for this in cash.
"I took all the proceeds and sales from my previous house and I invested it in the stock market right before the stock market had a big upswing so I got lucky.
"It's very very simple, I could actually go much smaller if I wanted to and I might in the future.
"The only thing that I have bought new is the sofa, the kitchen table and my bed."
As well as keeping furniture and homewares sparse, the saver is the same with the clothes in her wardrobe.
She said: "I keep my wardrobe extremely simple. I don't buy a lot of clothes.
"I get all my pyjamas for a dollar or less at the thrift store."
When she bought her home it was run down and in need of a lot of maintenance work.
She said: "The bathroom was in disrepair, rather than replacing, cleaned up the toilet, peel and stick tiles for just £24.
"The kitchen when I got here was unusable. It's a remodelled kitchen which I did mostly myself."
When it comes to comforts and pampering, the expert budgeter keeps things simple there too.
She said: "I just buy the cheapest shampoo 88 cents and the cheapest soap and that's all I really need.
"Shampoo, conditioner, soap a razor and exfoliating gloves."
