I spent 3 hours today producing food for myself

I know the title sounds weird, I know that's not how our society is supposed to function.<br><br>Today I spent half an hour walking to the store to pick up some milk if I wanted to make cheese, but they were out of milk, so I went to another store and picked up some milk and a bottle of wine. The wine was 5$ and the milk was 2.50$. If you were to buy a bottle of wine and a half gallon of milk here where I live, you would be spending $8.29 on wine and $4.50 on milk. That is more than double what I paid. <br><br>It took me 30 minutes to walk to the store and back, so that means that I essentially made 6$ an hour walking to the store. <br><br>I spent another 2 1/2 hours making cheese and butter. It is so hard to describe the joy of making food. It is maybe the best way I have found to practice mindfulness- all you need to do is boil some milk and wait for it to curdle, then drain it and squeeze it. It is so easy and so fulfilling. <br><br>I got a pound of cheese and a half of butter out of the two half gallons of milk that I spent 5$ on. If I were to buy that cheese and butter at the store, I would be spending another 8$. With the wine included I essentially made 14$ in the 3 hours that I spent, or almost 5$ an hour. <br><br>I now have enough food to last me a few days. I still have a half gallon of milk leftover that I am going to use to make yogurt or something else. <br><br>I feel brave- I am not beholden to anyone or anything. I can produce my own food if I want to, I have the power to do so. It is a good feeling. <br><br>I make 35,000 a year at my job and pay 615$ a month in rent. My coworkers complain about food being expensive but I am thriving. I do not feel like I lack anything and I feel like I am prepared for anything. I am saving 25% of my income every month and investing in index funds, and I fully expect to be a millionaire before I die.