@Donna Henry when you go out to a sit down restaurant and drop $60, you could have purchased food and drink for $15 and just done it yourself at home.

One of the companies that I know do this, it was a weird story, workers were housed on a double bunk beds like a military camp, and operated similar to one, they hired one to cook food and do errands.

But it sounds like if you’re content retiring in the middle of nowhere driving around in your used vehicle to the fast food drive thru, then it really doesn’t matter what moves u make regarding your investments.

Also, keep in mind that the published 6.8% inflation rate does not include food or energy.  

q=san+diego+emergancy+food+bankhttps://www.google.com/search?

The people are great, the food is amazing, I love the ocean, and it's a great market!

Food for thought for those thinking about paying for RE education.

Definitely food for thought, but I just had to counter with some reality from my experiences so far.

When you DO look into what they do with the 2x of their income that they're not paying you for rent, you're going to find a bloated car payment or two, iPhones instead of Android phones, rental payments on furniture, carried monthly balances on credit cards, fanatic brand loyalty in food shopping...my point is that they fritter their money away and are typically left with nothing, month after month.Emergency fund?

Even 50% of the food you buy, while you are working on your rental, is deductible.