Ben Affleck to live on $1.50 a day

**sluce** · April 23rd, 2013, 12:00 PM

Ben Affleck to live on $1.50 a day
April 23, 2013, 9:59 AM
.Oscar winner Ben Affleck is joining in the effort to promote the Live Below the Line poverty-awareness and fundraising campaign, according to published reports.

Getty ImagesBen AffleckThe anti-poverty campaign challenges those who sign up to live on $1.50 a day for food and drink for five days.

The figure is derived from the World Bank’s definition of extreme poverty. About 1.4 billion of the world’s 7 billion people live on less than $1.50 a day, according to the charity’s website.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker made political hay out of his week on a similar program last fall in a not-so-subtle dig at Chris Christie, the state’s obese governor. Booker lived on $4 a day, the equivalent of an individual food-stamp allocation.

The Live Below the Line campaign runs from Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3.

– Tom Bemis

Ben Affleck to live on $1.50 a day - The Tell - MarketWatch

**witchcurlgirl** · April 23rd, 2013, 12:02 PM

the .50 will be hard for him. strippers don't like to get coins.

**effie2** · April 23rd, 2013, 12:05 PM

Dude is coaching himself to be US president one day soon..

**KrisNine** · April 23rd, 2013, 12:07 PM

Yeah, but having the gazillion dollar pad to go home to at night makes a difference

**sluce** · April 23rd, 2013, 12:11 PM

I am assuming he won't make meals from Gywneth's cookbook.

**Bombshell** · April 23rd, 2013, 12:56 PM

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**louiswinthorpe111** · April 23rd, 2013, 01:13 PM

I dunno. Trash him all you want, but he doesn't have to do this, and I think it's pretty cool that he is. Is LeAnn, Beyonce, Gwyneth or Laura Poon doing anything like this? No. I say good for him for doing it.

**levitt** · April 23rd, 2013, 01:24 PM

I think Tom Hiddleston has already done this.

The Avengers star Tom Hiddleston living below the poverty line on £1 a day | Metro News

**Mel1973** · April 23rd, 2013, 01:37 PM

Anything that brings attention to an important issue is a worthy endeavor and good for all of them that can do it! I know that if I tried: a) it wouldn't bring the attention and b) I couldn't do it!

**Chalet** · April 23rd, 2013, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by sluce

I am assuming he won't make meals from Gywneth's cookbook.

**sluce** · April 23rd, 2013, 09:23 PM

I was seriously thinking about this and I would just eat ramen all week. I could mix it up with chicken, beef, shrimp, etc.

**CornFlakegrl** · April 23rd, 2013, 09:25 PM

How would you buy chicken, shrimp or beef with $1.50?

**sluce** · April 23rd, 2013, 10:03 PM

Chicken, Beef and shrimp flavorder ramen noodles.

**CornFlakegrl** · April 23rd, 2013, 10:49 PM

Oh!

**Just Kill Me** · April 24th, 2013, 02:06 AM

So that's about $45 per day. That's going to be rough as $1.50 doesn't even cover bus fare for most people that have to work...jfc, we could try something a little more realistic because I don't see how he's magically going to only live off $45 per month. No electricity? Is he camping out? Foraging?