He Lived Rent Free in New York For 2 Years! | Extreme Cheapskates | TLC

hey welcome back hope you have a good rest of your day okay [Music]   sometimes the tenants in this  building will drop stuff and it's   you know kind of good to double check  you never know what you're gonna get a nickel got a quarter and a stick of Gum as   a doorman concierge in New York  City I have the key to the city yeah so being a doorman it's  freebie land like 100 percent   never approached a tenant uh to ask for anything  it's just much harm I've given RJ mostly clothes   pants uh some running sneakers okay all  right now I look like Derek on the weekends   you know it is what they say one man's  trash is another's treasure thank you anything's given to me comes down here it's  like my space I love this basement I get to   come down here and relax on my breaks this is  a place I come to a lot but this is not my home I'm allowed to store things in this space  but living here no that would be like that   I have to pay rent the average rent to live in  Manhattan is around thirty nine hundred dollars   but I managed to live rent free  in New York for the past two years I'm not homeless I have a lot of  homes right now I'm staying rent   free at a beautiful home in the Upper West Side renting or subletting or whatever these other  people do I've managed to live rent free like from   place to place babysit dog sit plant sit that's it  for everybody I do not sublet I know let's [Music]   the average American moves twice a decade RJ  typically house sits in over 50 places each   year and after three months in this Loft today is  moving day for me to survive in New York City all   I need is my base it happens to be on Wheels  it's my foundation and it's my mobile cart   I use this card to kind of go from place to  place to place you know when I'm house sitting   or cat sitting or plant sitting I just kind of  have this with me and all my stuff's in here   all the gear and clothing and stuff for work are  going to be over here and then I have like my   photos uh just so I could kind of make everywhere  that I'm at feel like home for a little bit if I'm   not supposed to use a kitchen in my mobile  Contraption I've got it all taken care of   everything on this card goes  with me everywhere [Music] when you try to push the mobile cart  around New York City if that's not   fun that's not easy [Music]  I get every look in the world cars honk at me all the time I've had   my altercation with the cab  or two but I keep it moving I would say that my cheap lifestyle started with  my parents they and still been me Blue Collar   values my dad wanted us to know that you have to  be appreciative of what you have so every little   bit of cash that I have it means a lot to me I  don't always stay in you know a beautiful Soho   Loft I don't always stay you know on Park Avenue  hey RJ I've been to places that I don't even think   are on the map really quick it's a brief rundown  um this is the rabbit his name is Sir Winston   Winston okay so house plan is pretty easy just  water as you see needed um mail would go here I   prefer to have somebody stay in my house whenever  I leave town in case an emergency happens someone   breaks in there's a small fire or something like  that then there's somebody on site who can take   care of it your house is in good hands don't  even worry about it thank you RJ bye the rules   of being a no let very very simple if you move it  you put it back if you mess it up you clean it up   just have some respect my no let lifestyle affects  the personal and social aspects of who I am like   tremendously I mean I don't even have a permanent  place to live that's the sacrifice that doesn't   allow me to say hey everybody let's come to RJ's  place you know let's have a nice dinner party or   whatever there are certain bonds that I maybe  won't have with other people because I don't   live the same life they do okay silly rabbit here  we go okay okay baby by house sitting 365 days a   year R.J Andrews lives rent free in one of the  most expensive places in the world New York City   and every time he relocates RJ Works to maintain  his routine you guys have like a weak trial or   something all on a tight budget there's no monthly  membership fees here what we do is like free   consultation you can do a free consultation with  our trainers one or two sessions in there from   there you decide if you want to train with us  or not how many free tell me what the free part   is two two three you said three two everything  is negotiable willing and dealing has become my   thing in New York City everyone's trying to sell  you sometimes you just gotta sell them back three   two three it's like three as a no dress two  those one I've met plenty of clients like RJ   before where they come here and they just don't  want to pay they just want to work out for free   let's do this let's do the two so that's two days  no two hours two hours two hours okay you're only   gonna stick with the two hour thing I'm not gonna  pay for an expensive membership there's no need   to I'll go from one free trial to another free  trial to the next free trial to the other free   trial there's always a free trial man can we do  one hour on like the second Friday of the month   is really good for me yeah we good we're good  on that okay boom shout it out when RJ comes in   on that free session I'm gonna make RJ vomit  he's not gonna want that other free session there is such an oasis of free food  in New York I go to everything art   galleries I go to the book signings brand  new restaurant openings I go to Every I   probably know every happy hour in New  York there's just there's always a way   to get free food in the city it's not that  hard if you keep your mind open to it okay all right guys welcome to another smoker supporter group  let's get started I've been smoking for like   three years smoking can't really take it to a bad  place we're glad you're sharing too that's what   it's about I'm Jody and I'm a compulsive smoker  and I haven't smoked in probably six months RJ   is one of the most beneficial members of our  group he's really great and you could always   text me if you're feeling like ah I can't get  through it you know I know these guys really   became my family pretty quickly thank you guys  for helping me and you always I text you just a cigarette or two in my life  but I'm not a active smoker   but I support them we share we Bond I.E it's  good [Music] without question my habits are   extreme and it's it's not the easiest thing in the  world sorry okay do you want to help me grab it   so I can't see myself ever changing that up can  you grab that door for me please most people would   say that New York City is the most expensive  in the world I think it's the giveaway City   let's get this thing in here if I could be  cheap here I could be cheap anywhere foreign

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Length: 8min 4sec (484 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 21 2023