Toasted Pixel

I love this guy's story because I can relate. Tod Emko of New York City is able to experiment and do the things he really wants to do because he keeps a simple lifestyle. He pays $715 a month for a small apartment in NY. It's rent controlled and he's fortunate beyond belief. He sacrafices some of the things others might not to do the things he wants. With the money he saves he trained to run in a marathon, wrote a technology book and started a Web comic of his life at toastedpixel.com. Here's the story in the New York Times