I'm not asking if you'd want to, I'm asking if you could. For many of you it won't come to that, and for those receiving record bonuses this year, the question isn't so much could you live in a cave but when will I be able to move into the sweet manse I bought from a Mexican drug lord? But not everyone will be so lucky and we need to prepare you for a reality that may be just around the corner by asking, could you hack it? Daniel Suelo can and seems to be pretty happy doing so, by choice, for the almost decade. If the answer is fuck to the no, there's no shame in that, and remember, if you've been saving, you can always pitch a tent in Brooklyn.
In related news, the heir-apparent to Berkshire Hathaway, Ajit Jain, will be living not in a cave but Marc Dreier's old pad, which he outbid 45 people to land for $8.2 million. The pad overlooks the Queensboro Bridge and came with a signed photo of Dreier and Diana Ross.
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Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 12:53PM
i'd rather live in a cave than move back home which I might have to.
-kl
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 12:54PM
I could do that. You don't think so? Go fuck yourself, I'll beat you bitch assness.
-CG
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 12:55PM
fuck hell to the no.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 12:55PM
chaz@2 easy boy
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 12:56PM
that's ken lewis in 2 years
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 12:57PM
"Gold is pretty but virtually useless."
I take issue with this statement.
-d einhorny
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 12:59PM
is that fellow single?
-ruth madoff
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:00PM
@ruth I wouldn't fuck you with Bernie's dick.
-the gold guy
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:01PM
I would rather live there than in Brooklyn. I would be too afraid the Gowanus monster would get me.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:03PM
house league tables:
-mexican drug lord manse (gs)
-tent in bk (jpm)
-cave (bac)
-2br in murray hill (c)
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:05PM
I live for that sh*t.
- B. Madoff
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:07PM
Kind of fascinating, however ultimately pretty stupid in the end.
@10, you are a jerkoff
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:07PM
If my secretary lived in a cave I would finger her ass with my penis.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:08PM
Sounds like the guy lives a pretty happy life. I say good for him. To each, their own.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:09PM
@12 why? do you live in murray hill? sorry.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:10PM
is it me or do his feet look HUGE?
Posted by NakedShort , Jul 22, 2009 1:11PM
Once I read that he went to CU Boulder it all made sense.
-Colorado Native
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:12PM
@16 i'm hoping it's not you.
-ruth m
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:13PM
My penis does whenever Greg's mother is in town.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:14PM
I'd rather live downtown in a man cave.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:16PM
you see greg - being unemployed is not that scary. now quit.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:18PM
that.sounds.awesome.
-KL
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:31PM
there once was an old hermit named Dave
Who kept a dead whore in his cave.
You gotta admit, the whore stank like shit.
But think of the money he saved.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:42PM
If by "cave" you mean "Bess' vagina" you can most definitely count me in. I might even pay for the privilege.
-CG
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:44PM
@24 shut your filthy whore mouth
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 1:46PM
Why is Kimbo Slice in my office making lewd gestures with his tongue?
Greg Michaels
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 2:12PM
That guy's lifestyle is neither appealing nor very novel. There are street bums here in SF who are doing the same thing. The difference is SF gives our bums a cash subsidy so they can buy alcohol / drugs. And there are no scorpions.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 2:23PM
I'd hit it. -RM
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 2:29PM
@27 those bums are local color. Enjoy
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 2:48PM
This guy is actually living inside Greg's anus. Lots of square footage if you don't mind the smell.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 2:50PM
This years' "No Growth and Bad Attitude" Coloradan is the person from New York who moved to Colorado a 2 years ago.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 3:15PM
it's comments like these that make me <3 dealbreaker
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 3:27PM
Living in a cave in Utah is the new killing it.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 4:20PM
You have got to be kidding? Ajit Jain paid that much for a pad. I'm selling Berkshire just before Buffett kicks the bucket. Anyone who pays that much for a pad is not getting my money to invest.
Posted by guest , Jul 22, 2009 4:34PM
Considering this guy is a scavenger he is indirectly living off other people's money. Maybe if he made his own clothes and caught his own food, that would be different.
Posted by JaggerW , Jul 23, 2009 6:00AM
People can live in a cave if they want to like our ancestors did. They lived in caves until they have discovered to build their own homes until developed and improved.
It is more a good idea living in a cave, although a lot of people are starting to squirrel away any extra cash they might have otherwise spent. The national savings rate has gone up to 7%, the highest it's been in almost 2 decades. So what to do with the extra money? Well, there are savings accounts, and you want to find one with the highest interest rates, and there are some online banking institutions that have good interest rates. There's also CD's or other low risk investments. If you have extra cash lying around, it's better to put it to use than have to worry about unsecured personal loans. See http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/07/20/squirrel-away-cash/ to read more.