U.S. Olympic decathlete Jeremy Taiwo worries about spending $7.50 on a burrito bowl at Chipotle. That's because he can’t spend more than $400 on food each month because of his tight training budget.
Sometimes, Taiwo gets too busy training that he doesn’t have time to cook, so he eats out. It means he has to be extra cautious with his other expenses.
While the top Olympic athletes in swimming, gymnastics and track and field can make six-figure deals with endorsements, others, such as Taiwo, hardly receive enough money to make a living.
A 2012 study of U.