Tonight I become homeless. Once again, I will forsake social norms, and travel into the unknown. I repress the fear that comes before any jump, but I suspect I will find joy, peace and comfort. Not because living will be easy, but because I will be living intentionally. My plan is simple; give up a little so I can give a lot. Currently I spend $10 each day to live in a house ($300 per month). I also spend around $3 per day for utilities, which brings the grand total to $13. By becoming homeless, I will be able to instead spend that money supporting several children through Food For the Hungry.
My daily budget breaks down as follows:
.67 cents per day for a gym membership
.50 cents per day for ice for my ice chest
1 dollar a day for candy (Just to sweeten the deal)
3 dollars a day to support three different children - more or less as God puts it on my heart, but right now three seems like the right number
Total daily budget (other than food) = $5.17 ($7.87 less than living in a house)
For less than half the cost of rent & utilities, I will be supporting three children, have 24 hour access to a pool, a wet sauna, a dry sauna, two work out rooms, and of course showers. When not sleeping or enjoying the workout center, I will be at the APU campus studying and getting involved in all kinds of activities. Now all that remains is to jump.
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