{"id":1214,"date":"2026-08-31T07:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starloop.site\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2026-08-31T07:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:39:35","slug":"he-entered-new-york-with-only-100-27-days-later-he-had-to-face-the-reality-of-his-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starloop.site\/?p=1214","title":{"rendered":"He Entered New York With Only $100\u201427 Days Later, He Had to Face the Reality of His Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stand-up comedian\u00a0Frankie Hoy<\/strong>\u00a0sparked another online sensation after revisiting his viral\u00a0social experiment<\/strong>: trying to survive on just\u00a0$100<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0New York City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 2025 version of his challenge, which was recently shared on TikTok, stretched the budget across 27 days before he finally spent the last of his money on a celebratory beer.
\nThe comedian\u2019s creative approach to city living quickly resonated with audiences across the social media platform.<\/p>\n

Frankie Hoy turned frugal living into a TikTok storytelling experiment back in 2022<\/b><\/h3>\n

<\/i>\"Comedian<\/p>\n

Image credits:\u00a0TikTok\/frankie_hoy<\/p>\n

Hoy first gained\u00a0attention\u00a0in 2022 when he documented himself living off $100 while living in his van and performing stand-up gigs across New York.<\/p>\n

His daily videos showed everything from brewing coffee in the van to finding cheap pizza slices and reusing leftovers, according to\u00a0NBC News<\/i>.<\/p>\n

<\/i>\"New<\/p>\n

Image credits:\u00a0Unsplash\/Aleksas Stan<\/p>\n

Each clip ended with him revealing his remaining total. This provided a transparent, entertaining record of Hoy\u2019s small victories and daily challenges.<\/p>\n

Soon, his challenge started getting a lot of\u00a0viewers.<\/p>\n

<\/i>\"Comedian<\/p>\n

Image credits:\u00a0TikTok\/frankie_hoy<\/p>\n

\u201cI was getting 50,000 (views) and I got anxious,\u201d Hoy told\u00a0NBC News<\/i>\u00a0at the time. \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh, my God. I don\u2019t know any of these people.\u2019 And then it became hundreds of thousands, and I got anxious again.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Hoy, the project became more than a\u00a0stunt. It became a way to test his limits, gain financial awareness, and build a community of people interested in simple living.<\/p>\n

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Frankie\u2019s 2025 challenge showed how creativity and experience could stretch every dollar<\/b><\/h3>\n

<\/i>\"Comedian<\/p>\n

Image credits:\u00a0TikTok\/frankie_hoy<\/p>\n

Frankie\u2019s life has\u00a0changed\u00a0a lot since his 2022 challenge. As seen in his TikTok videos, he no longer lives in his van and now rides a bike around the city.<\/p>\n

He does not seem to be working at a catering company anymore. Instead, he now seems to be working as a mover, which means fewer free meals than before.<\/p>\n

<\/i>\"Man<\/p>\n

Image credits:\u00a0TikTok\/frankie_hoy<\/p>\n

Despite these changes, Hoy applied lessons from his first run during his\u00a02025 challenge. Instead of buying water, he refilled bottles around the city.<\/p>\n

He also relied on staples like lentils, chicken breast, rice, and pasta that he prepared at home and packed for the next day.<\/p>\n

<\/i>\"Packages<\/p>\n

Image credits:\u00a0TikTok\/frankie_hoy<\/p>\n

ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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He still used\u00a0Too Good To Go<\/i>, an app that lets customers buy surplus food from restaurants at discounted prices.<\/p>\n

One of those meals, which cost just over $5, stretched into multiple servings.<\/p>\n

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