It's a long list with some old-school wisdom. Here's a few...
1. Don't buy anything until you absolutely need it. Wear second hand clothing - nowadays you can get insane amounts of perfect if a little outdated clothing that will work fine with a bit of care (patching and sewing - people have totally forgotten how to sew nowadays).
2. Get a patch of land and start producing something - anything really. It will either help your bottom line or decrease your living costs. Also getting a patch of woods will provide you with "free" energy. Expand!
3. Barter - there's always something somebody needs that you don't need and vice versa.
4. Learn how to do stuff - my mother had sewn her own clothes or knitted it all. Don't worry about fashion - fashion is about self confidence and making your own clothes will make you plenty self confident - it's how you wear stuff not what you wear. I have also never been to a barber - before my mother or sister cut my hair, now I motivated my GF to learn (by trial and error) and she's getting pretty good now :)
5. Do stuff for people - being kind to people will make them do stuff for you. Also avoid doing stuff for people who won't return favors.
6. Buy food in bulk. Buy beans, potatoes, flour,... in larger quantities (half a year's worth) and prepare your own meals - you can learn to do a lot of stuff in advance.
7. Observe masters at work - when doing stuff at home we always first got a craftsman to do it - observed it and if it wasn't really high skill work, you can imitate and learn a trade, by the way.
and there's more. Might make a fine e-book (see, business opportunity!).
In short - my mum is quite a hacker (she used to be a truck driver back in the day when women were rarely driving cars (in 60's)).
And she had taught me basics of masonry, farming, household works, marketing,...
And that is why I firmly believe that, yes, while only 1% will get out of poverty its not due to some sort "sheer luck" scenario, but due to some serious willpower and dedication required to pull it off.
So basically we could get away without spending any money - beyond stuff you cant pay for without money (utilities, gas,...).
I know you might say - a lot of stuff you mentioned is not really worth it. But see - that's the flaw. Basically its compounding all over again - Small Stuff Adds Up! My mother says: "To some people nothing is ever worth doing. But to me everything is."
And to address your question regarding living expenses. My mother used to spend her first three years (15-18) working 8-10 hours a day in a factory AND after that working 4-6 hours on a farm for shelter and food. This enabled her to buy her first said property and from there on she has always been on her own land. It is true that land was way cheaper then, but she had to start very small anyways.
It's a long list with some old-school wisdom. Here's a few...
1. Don't buy anything until you absolutely need it. Wear second hand clothing - nowadays you can get insane amounts of perfect if a little outdated clothing that will work fine with a bit of care (patching and sewing - people have totally forgotten how to sew nowadays). 2. Get a patch of land and start producing something - anything really. It will either help your bottom line or decrease your living costs. Also getting a patch of woods will provide you with "free" energy. Expand! 3. Barter - there's always something somebody needs that you don't need and vice versa. 4. Learn how to do stuff - my mother had sewn her own clothes or knitted it all. Don't worry about fashion - fashion is about self confidence and making your own clothes will make you plenty self confident - it's how you wear stuff not what you wear. I have also never been to a barber - before my mother or sister cut my hair, now I motivated my GF to learn (by trial and error) and she's getting pretty good now :) 5. Do stuff for people - being kind to people will make them do stuff for you. Also avoid doing stuff for people who won't return favors. 6. Buy food in bulk. Buy beans, potatoes, flour,... in larger quantities (half a year's worth) and prepare your own meals - you can learn to do a lot of stuff in advance. 7. Observe masters at work - when doing stuff at home we always first got a craftsman to do it - observed it and if it wasn't really high skill work, you can imitate and learn a trade, by the way.
and there's more. Might make a fine e-book (see, business opportunity!).
In short - my mum is quite a hacker (she used to be a truck driver back in the day when women were rarely driving cars (in 60's)).
And she had taught me basics of masonry, farming, household works, marketing,...
And that is why I firmly believe that, yes, while only 1% will get out of poverty its not due to some sort "sheer luck" scenario, but due to some serious willpower and dedication required to pull it off.
So basically we could get away without spending any money - beyond stuff you cant pay for without money (utilities, gas,...).
I know you might say - a lot of stuff you mentioned is not really worth it. But see - that's the flaw. Basically its compounding all over again - Small Stuff Adds Up! My mother says: "To some people nothing is ever worth doing. But to me everything is."
And to address your question regarding living expenses. My mother used to spend her first three years (15-18) working 8-10 hours a day in a factory AND after that working 4-6 hours on a farm for shelter and food. This enabled her to buy her first said property and from there on she has always been on her own land. It is true that land was way cheaper then, but she had to start very small anyways.