SALT LAKE CITY—
Two families decide to live at or below the poverty line to better understand budgeting at bare minimum. The two families are willing to spend only about $10,800 a year to see how well they can maintain themselves. The funds break down to $6.72 a day for food and travel expenses. The couple, Jessie and Shawn, are doing this simply as a way to budget. So grasping what mental duress it would impose on a couple who are truly is in the situation is another matter. FOX 13's Nicole Hunter has the story.
