Life on Groupons: Josh Stevens hits halfway mark in bid to live a year without cash

When Chicago resident, Josh Stevens, launched on an improbable fiscal adventure in May -- to live off nothing but Groupon vouchers for a year -- he had no idea that he'd make it half a year into the experience with wealth that far surpasses his $100,000 grand prize (that is, assuming he makes it a full year without using cash).

The Groupon contest winner has traveled all over the country and made countless new friends via Facebook and the Internet. He's also built a following in the five digits, and achieved a kind of celebrity usually reserved for reality TV stars. If you didn't catch Stevens onWalletPop or on the Today show in May, you can follow this self-proclaimed "Groupawn" and his exploits on his website, liveoffgroupon.com.

WalletPop spoke with Stevens, 28, as he prepared to leave Providence, R.I. for Washington D.C. where he will embark on a new chapter of Groupon-fueled adventures. The accountant spoke of his six months on the road -- he begins his seventh month on Nov. 10 -- and the range of new experiences he's had, from race car driving to flying planes to whale watching.