Please. Food is cheap. In one week I can hunt and down enough meat for three months to a year for a family of ten - and this on public land. I have done it-- plenty of times. You don't really need meat at all. It would be a luxury.
You don't need much food at all - just enough to keep moving. One fifty pound bag of wheat berries costs anywhere from $6-$18 bucks and makes the most nourishing bread on earth, and one bag lasts for ages. The same applies to beans, brown rice and a host of other organic whole foods that can be purchased cheaply and stored almost indefinitely.
Fresh produce can be grown almost anywhere, even in pots, enough to feed an entire family for as long as one needs. I have done it myself. Indeed, I do it currently because it is just fun to do.
Don't know what you mean by all of this "medical care." I undoubtedly have a lot more insurance than I need since I have never been in a hospital, never had kids who have been there (except to be born) and never even had a cold in probably 15 years. Dental care (cleanings) is a negligible cost, even now for us, as are annual checkups. So I would abandon all current policies and get a major medical policy for peanuts (with a high deductible). That would protect us from a wipeout in the case of some medical tragedy.
No TV, enough energy only for cooking and heat, no air conditioning, only one cheap car, if that, which I can essentially maintain myself long enough to keep us moving along. If my job were within 10 miles, I would walk to and from work each day to save gas, to think, and to get exercise (I run about 10 miles a day as it is). Wife cares for home & children, simple and very few clothing, the most basic in shelter and I would still have 10K with which to work.
I would give 2K to the Church, right off the top. And if ever I needed a helping hand here and there (which should be entirely unecessary), I would appeal only to the Church. $1K would go to entertainment (books, ammo, games, misc.) and I'd pocket upwards of $7K a year. |
