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How do I become a self-sufficient old man in a shack?

Let's say i have $10000. Is it possible to build the following existence (for one person's lifetime)?

- Food/water (or equivalent), shelter from elements and predators, comfortable temperature, ability to stay clean and free from disease.

- Upper limit for time spent on daily involuntary tasks (say 1hr/day) with definite certainty on ability to maintain existence. Assuming no outstanding terrestrial occurences, there should never be any stress from fluctuation of shelter or resource availability

- Visibility at night; fire/candles ok, i guess

- Bed, chair/desk, say 10 sheets of paper a day, writing utensil to fill 10 sheets a day

- Internet access, say 100 hours lifetime total, accessable at some definite rate, say at least once a month for an hour at a time max (Richard Stallman style is ok)

- Ability to receive shipment of goods whose requirement cannot be predetermined (such as books), with finite extra funds set aside for purchasing of said goods

- Ability to escape the system as i see fit

58 points mman 16 years ago 84 comments

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