How to Survive Being Founder Broke

Basically it boils down to being frugal. Any startup must learn to be frugal and resourceful. Period. My laptop is a thinkpad t41, made in 2003. I get more done with it than most people do with their laptops, and I bought it 3 years ago for $100. I choose not to upgrade because I don't need to. If you are doing something resource intensive like multi media editing or developing video games I can understand having the latest toys. Writing software? An older hardware is good. So what compiler time might be a bit slow. Gives you more time to think. For those who are not frugal, checkout r/Frugal on reddit.

This is great advice.

One point I like to make to early founders is eating cheap doesnt mean eating poorly. Learn to make a few meals & just stock up. Chili, pasta, egg salad, etc. are all healthy choices that reheat well & can be made in large quantities for the week.