{"id":524626,"date":"2022-12-10T16:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T13:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiktok-comedian-frankie-hoy-lasted-31-days-on-100\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T16:36:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T13:36:48","slug":"tiktok-comedian-frankie-hoy-lasted-31-days-on-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktok-comedian-frankie-hoy-lasted-31-days-on-100\/","title":{"rendered":"#TikTok comedian Frankie Hoy lasted 31 days on $100"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21c03b16341\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a21c03b16341\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktok-comedian-frankie-hoy-lasted-31-days-on-100\/#%E2%80%9CTikTok_comedian_Frankie_Hoy_lasted_31_days_on_100%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;TikTok comedian Frankie Hoy lasted 31 days on $100&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTikTok_comedian_Frankie_Hoy_lasted_31_days_on_100%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;TikTok comedian Frankie Hoy lasted 31 days on $100&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>His monthly budget was no joke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aspiring stand-up co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Frankie Hoy \u2014 who endured a staggering 31 days in New York City on a svelte $100 \u2014 finally blew his last $4.33 on Dec. 3 on some selfless splurges.<\/p>\n<p>After posting TikTok videos for weeks documenting his dirt-cheap delights \u2014 like dumplings and peanut-sauce noodles for $3 each from Chinatown \u2014 the economical entertainer wound up gifting a hefty $1.58 tip to subway station drummers. He then burned his last $2.75 on subway fare, despite jumping the gate for weeks to save dozens of dollars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith only $2.75 left, it only made sense to <em>not<\/em> hop the turnstile,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@frankie_hoy\/video\/7173233037067537706?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7173233037067537706\">Hoy joked in the 59-second clip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The one-time truck driver from California lives out of a former DHL van in Queens. He said his experiment was born out of necessity: after many \u201cterrible financial decisions,\u201d he had only $139 left in his bank account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-3.jpg?w=632\" alt=\"Still of Frankie Hoy making his coffee\" class=\"wp-image-24964076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1264 1264w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=948 948w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=632 632w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=316 316w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\"\/><figcaption>The Queens-based funny guy stretched his $100 partly by making his own coffee instead of buying it.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@frankie_hoy\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite accidentally blowing $4.34 on a Dunkin Donuts iced coffee on Day 1, Hoy adjusted to living on the cheap, eating oatmeal and making his own \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@frankie_hoy\/video\/7174086491331628334?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">hobo coffee<\/a>\u201d from an $8 Folger\u2019s tub \u2014and eventually seeing how long he could keep up the barebones lifestyle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Silly twists, like sw<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing his clementines with friends for their entire deli sandwiches, or getting free leftovers, were key to lasting so long on so little. Still, the funny guy stressed that most New Yorkers could manage for two weeks on $100 by making small adjustments to their spending habits \u2014 like using a refillable water bottle instead of buying water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not some kind of a financial guy, because I ended up in this situation where I had [only] $100,\u201d he told the Post. \u201cBut what I\u2019ve learned in this past month is that most of the things that we buy are luxuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"623\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-4-1.jpg?w=623\" alt=\"The comedian documented his month-long journey by uploading TikTok videos.\" class=\"wp-image-24967517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1246 1246w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=935 934w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=623 623w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=312 311w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\"\/><figcaption>The comedian documented his month-long journey by uploading TikTok videos.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@frankie_hoy\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-5-1.jpg?w=620\" alt=\"Still of subway drummers\" class=\"wp-image-24964299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1240 1240w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=930 930w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=620 620w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=310 310w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-5-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"\/><figcaption>Hoy spent some of his last dollars tipping drummers in a subway station.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@frankie_hoy\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hoy, whose videos have garnered tens of millions of views over the past month, has continued to post daily spending diaries for his newfound fans, in addition to sharing laughs at open mics. His latest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> is focusing on \u201cholding [himself] accountable,\u201d he said in a recent video, with the current challenges being to spend less than $50 on food and perform 14 times on stage in 6 days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=367\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Frankie Hoy spent the last of his money on subway fare.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=734 734w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=550 550w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=367 367w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=183 183w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Hoy spent the last of his cash on subway fare, after hopping turnstiles for weeks to save money.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">@frankie_hoy\/Tiktok<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"357\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=357\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Frankie Hoy only had $2.75 dollars left after spending 31 days in NYC.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=714 714w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=535 535w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=357 357w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=178 178w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/frankie-hoy-survived-a-month-in-pricey-manhattan-on-a-bare-bones-budget-of-100-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Hoy&#8217;s videos garnered tens of millions of views over the past month.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">@frankie_hoy\/Tiktok<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna try my hardest that it sticks with me, these [spending] habits, because I feel like I\u2019ve developed healthy habits [over the past month],\u201d Hoy told The Post last week, in the final stretch of his ascetic adventure. \u201cI am definitely more self-aware.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>In fact, just knocking out booze to save a few bucks also helped him drop weight. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome pants do fit me now,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>His viral videos have inspired a horde of copycat budgeters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought I was gonna start the recession,\u201d Hoy 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