Living on $5,000/year now called "intentional poverty"

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enigmaT120 wrote:I like butter in my oatmeal, though I guess olive oil would work. It just seems to need some fat.
Coconut oil! It tastes great, and reportedly has many health benefits. I add about 1.5 tablespoons to my oatmeal.

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GandK wrote:I add about 1.5 tablespoons to my oatmeal.
I certainly hope that's not to one serving of oatmeal!

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GandK wrote:
enigmaT120 wrote:I like butter in my oatmeal, though I guess olive oil would work. It just seems to need some fat.
Coconut oil! It tastes great, and reportedly has many health benefits. I add about 1.5 tablespoons to my oatmeal.
We actually have some of that around. I'll taste a little and see if I like it. Isn't it pretty expensive though?

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enigmaT120 wrote:
GandK wrote:Coconut oil! It tastes great, and reportedly has many health benefits. I add about 1.5 tablespoons to my oatmeal.
We actually have some of that around. I'll taste a little and see if I like it. Isn't it pretty expensive though?
I get the regular cold-pressed. It's not too expensive. Where I shop, the extra virgin kind is about 33% more expensive and after having had both, I can't taste any difference. Both are vegan, great to cook with... I stir them in my coffee and my oatmeal, and most of the time, I use them instead of butter.

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Dan Price's story/home is featured in the underground shelter chapter of the Cabin Porn book.

http://www.amazon.com/Cabin-Porn-Inspir ... 0316378216

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JohnnyH wrote:..., hoping to get his "Radical Simplicity" book, but I see it's no longer available on Kindle.
It's available on paper though.

http://www.amazon.com/Radical-Simplicit ... 0762424923

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jacob wrote:
tylerrr wrote: He eats his cereal with water so he doesn't have to worry about milk spoiling.
This is exactly the same reason I stopped buying milk shortly after I moved out from home :geek: As far as I remember, it was my first "weird" (to other people) ERE-like habit.

Now I just like it better.

PS: Jim Merkel wrote Radical Simplicity ... or are you talking about another Radical Simplicity book? edit: Nevermind, I see that there indeed is a lost kindle book out there somewhere.
Yes, Dan does have a book also called Radical Simplicity. I love it. I have a lot of respect for the guy.

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GandK wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:59 am
jacob wrote:
tylerrr wrote: He eats his cereal with water so he doesn't have to worry about milk spoiling.
This is exactly the same reason I stopped buying milk shortly after I moved out from home :geek: As far as I remember, it was my first "weird" (to other people) ERE-like habit.

Now I just like it better.
LOL! I thought I was the only one who does this! :lol: I don't eat breakfast cereal much anymore (mostly oatmeal now) but I've gotten so much flak over the years for pouring water on the cereal.
Lol, amateurs :lol: I used to eat oatmeal with oatmeal during my studies (no water!)... So I came up with the joke that there is some evolution in culinary skills (you know, working with people and such things...).

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In Germany the poverty line was at 1090 EURO p.month for a single household in 2015. The poverty line is defined with 60 percent of the median income (by this institute). So with the current USD-EURO-exchange it would be 1,271 USD p.month or 15,252 USD p.a., which is quite high IMO.
Im Jahr 2015 lag auf Basis von SOEP-Daten die Armutsrisikoschwelle, definiert als 60 Prozent des mittleren Einkommens (Median), bei einem verfügbaren Nettohaushaltseinkommen von 1.090 Euro für einen Einpersonenhaushalt...
Realeinkommen sind in Deutschland zwischen 1991 und 2015 gestiegen, niedrige Einkommensklassen haben davon aber nicht profitiert

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@jacob: Dairy is not required to make ice cream. I use coconut milk. (Edit: Did not realize those posts were from years ago, hah!)

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Channel 5 has a recent program about Dan Price. It's well worth a watch.

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Both of the Dan Price videos on this thread were inspiring. What a wonderful relationship he has with his land. I also appreciate how respectful the interviewers were.

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