Picture 1785.pngI’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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Comments (36)

  1. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    i’d rather live in a cave than move back home which I might have to.
    -kl

  2. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    I could do that. You don’t think so? Go fuck yourself, I’ll beat you bitch assness.
    -CG

  3. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    fuck hell to the no.

  4. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    chaz@2 easy boy

  5. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    that’s ken lewis in 2 years

  6. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    “Gold is pretty but virtually useless.”
    I take issue with this statement.
    -d einhorny

  7. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    is that fellow single?
    -ruth madoff

  8. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    @ruth I wouldn’t fuck you with Bernie’s dick.
    -the gold guy

  9. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    I would rather live there than in Brooklyn. I would be too afraid the Gowanus monster would get me.

  10. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    house league tables:
    -mexican drug lord manse (gs)
    -tent in bk (jpm)
    -cave (bac)
    -2br in murray hill (c)

  11. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    I live for that sh*t.
    - B. Madoff

  12. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    Kind of fascinating, however ultimately pretty stupid in the end.
    @10, you are a jerkoff

  13. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    If my secretary lived in a cave I would finger her ass with my penis.

  14. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    Sounds like the guy lives a pretty happy life. I say good for him. To each, their own.

  15. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:09 PM

    @12 why? do you live in murray hill? sorry.

  16. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    is it me or do his feet look HUGE?

  17. Posted by NakedShort | July 22, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    Once I read that he went to CU Boulder it all made sense.
    -Colorado Native

  18. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    @16 i’m hoping it’s not you.
    -ruth m

  19. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    My penis does whenever Greg’s mother is in town.

  20. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:14 PM

    I’d rather live downtown in a man cave.

  21. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    you see greg – being unemployed is not that scary. now quit.

  22. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    that.sounds.awesome.
    -KL

  23. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    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.

  24. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    If by “cave” you mean “Bess’ vagina” you can most definitely count me in. I might even pay for the privilege.
    -CG

  25. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    @24 shut your filthy whore mouth

  26. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Why is Kimbo Slice in my office making lewd gestures with his tongue?
    Greg Michaels

  27. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    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.

  28. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    I’d hit it. -RM

  29. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    @27 those bums are local color. Enjoy

  30. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 2:48 PM

    This guy is actually living inside Greg’s anus. Lots of square footage if you don’t mind the smell.

  31. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    This years’ “No Growth and Bad Attitude” Coloradan is the person from New York who moved to Colorado a 2 years ago.

  32. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    it’s comments like these that make me

  33. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    Living in a cave in Utah is the new killing it.

  34. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    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.

  35. Posted by guest | July 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM

    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.

  36. Posted by JaggerW | July 23, 2009 at 6:00 AM

    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.

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