5. Less Expense

mymimicry

Well, it's obvious that if you have a simple life, you spend less. Your general expenses are pinned to food, shelter and clothing. In fact, your daily spending is pegged on food.

Health? Chances are, you'd spend less for health because simple living entails eating simple and basic foods cooked at home with less chemicals and artificial spices. And you'd opt for more simple vegetables like sweet potato (camote) tops, moringa, amplaya leaves, eggplant, okra, and other similar veggies that are so cheap.

You have no night life and it takes simple things to amuse and entertain you. I and my wife often just sit on our porch enjoying the cool afternoon air and talk softly or watch folks walk by on the street. Or, we spend time alone at 7-11 or McDonald's with just a large order of pineapple juice or something more filling. It won't cost us more than P150.

Our happiness threshold is so easy to hit. We're very easy to please. Just a leisurely walk around the village park or block is like "travel" to us. What more if we are in an actual long-distance trip?

We may not have traveled around the world or to Europe or to Mars but we are content simply to see these places on the Net, on Facebook (as our friends take picture of themselves in those places) or elsewhere.

What's important to meek, simple and the poor in spirit is that theirs is the Kingdom of God. And that means you get to roam around God's Kingdom and see scenic sights few people see any time of day each time we talk to God or browse the bible. And it costs us nothing.