If You Had To Live on $2000 USD Per Month, How Would You Do It?

Use public transportation when available, or use Lyft/Uber only as needed. Better yet, live close enough to your desired amenities and walk/bike. Besides, have you noticed the price of gas lately?

Generally speaking, if you keep your amenity list reasonable, you can find such properties to be less expensive than renting a home. Plus, you won't have to pay for electric, water, gas, or internet expenses.

The fastest way to burn hundreds of dollars per month is to eat out. Get a Costco membership, which is typically $60, and purchase your food in bulk. Get a crock pot and cook large batches of chili or shredded chicken once per week. The $60 will pay for itself in no time.

Not the greatest alternative, but if your rent/mortgage is $2000 per month (not uncommon in the U.S.) then you've immediately given yourself an extra $1000 per month - plus, you can split utility expenses.

There are plenty of places with quality inexpensive used clothing, such as Goodwill, the Buffalo Exchange, and a whole host of consignment stores.

Rather than, for instance, play golf, which is not cheap (golf clubs, rental fees, clothing, etc. not to mention it's a great way to waste one's day, in my opinion), take up chess, play cards, run, sew, there are about 1,000 hobbies that cost little but are hugely rewarding.

Most gym memberships are a racket, and not worth the cost. Do you really need all those gadgets to get a quality workout? No. Go for a run, it's free. Build up a home workout regimen that only involves using your body weight. Hershel Walker, the great erstwhile NFL running back (and now Senate candidate from Georgia), used to only do sit-ups, dips, and push-ups. Or, purchase some basic inexpensive strength-training equipment to use at home: bands, a few dumbbells, and a few kettlebells, and you'll be good to go.

AT&T and Verizon aren't the only mobile phone service options. MintMobile is $15 per month for 4GB of data.

Who still has cable television anymore?

It's not worth it anymore. The quality of their programming has devolved into bad slasher horror movies and endless documentaries on serial killers that do nothing to edify your life. Pay the $139 annual fee for Amazon Prime and get all of its viewing options for free, and you'll never need another television entertainment option.