Well, as usual, my experiments take another swing in directions I didn't expect at all. I had begun an experiment to spend 30 USD daily for the next month, or until my savings ran out. I wanted to document the process and draw conclusions, see what transformations this led to in the material plane, but once again I found myself returning to spiritual inner work hahaha!
What happened was that after having done the first day of buying, I had a really hard time going to town the next day as the downpour was too strong and didn't want to get so wet. Then, the next day I decided to keep working on my shelter as I wanted to do something about the leaks that were coming in. I got motivated the day after that to go uphill to gather some rocks.
So I was getting a bit frustrated about not being able to fulfill the project, but I also kind of relaxed about everything. This was an even greater reminder that happiness can be attained and enjoyed in any place, with or without material comfort. The walk uphill was a big pleasure and it costed me nothing, on the contrary, I walked back home with a bag full of material for building.
Then I visited my mother and she needed to fill her truck with gas, so I took that chance to do some spending. I ended up spending 41 dollars (of course I didn't ask her for money, she's always providing for those around her) on gas for her, 20.71 dollars on peanuts, nuts, and pumpkin seeds, and 9.70 dollars on wine and cooking oil. So that was what I had accumulated during the days I didn't spend, and I still had more that could have been used.
After that day at the city I just wanted to peacefully exist at the shelter. Damn, spending money is just as much work as making it! There are many things I would like to have, but having to spend 30 dollars draws me away from more pleasurable things, such as a walk in the woods or meditation.
Anyways! I've lost all track of how many days have passed and how much I was supposed to spend hahaha! But I have enough coin for two things I'm interested at the moment: another battery for my solar panels and some books offered by this guy, Horacio Spartaco, who's an expert on bioconstruction. I'll also be needing another inverter for the solar energy setup as the one I currently have can only deal with one battery, but that will have to wait until I have enough to spend on it.
So let me tell you about the books. It's a pack of four (45.42 dollars for the whole pack) which include:
Ancestral Natural Construction, a handwritten compilation of ancestral methods.
Lunar Medicine, based on Chinese medicine, it describes the relationship between the cycles of the moon and the female period.
The Order of the Sky, a compilation and study of the influence generated by the movement of celestial bodies upon the course of historical happenings.
The Moon Chronological Calendar, a guide to organizing your labors to the rhythm of the natural cycles of the moon and seasons. (I asked for two of these to give one as a gift 💗)
All these books are in Spanish though, so you billingüals out there might consider getting them, as they are done by people who practice what they write and go through lots of work to make knowledge available to the general public.
Here are some pictures taken from the Facebook of the editorial:
Some pictures of their constructions:
Now, how will this help me live more comfortably? So far my whole experience of living in the forest shelter has been pulled through with intuition and little knowledge. I think it would be nice to know the times for every process (as described in The Moon Chronological Calendar). Also, reading from the experience of those who have already walked this path for generations will surely be inspiring, and God knows that when days feel lonely, inspiration is a luxury.
As for the batteries, I have two in sight, both used. The first one is bigger and newer, also more expensive. If anyone here knows anything about solar batteries I would be very grateful for your advice:
So, that's all for now. I think I'll be giving up on the 30 dollars daily experiment hahahaha, too much organization required, organization that I would rather direct elsewhere. Just for fun, I'm going to add up the total spent till today and divide it by the number of days since my last post:
Gas: $40.07
Dry fruit: $20.71
Wine and oil: $9.70
Books: $45.42
Battery: $66.79 (probably getting the larger one so I'll put that price)
Total sum: $182.69
My last post was 16 days ago so I'll be dividing that amount by 16.
182.69/16 = 11.41 🤣😂😅
What a wreck of a spender.
Wait, wait! I haven't considered the internet which is 1.19 dollars daily!
Total = 12.60
Oh well, I tried. From now I'll just do things as they come up. Hope you had fun reading all this craziness!