Life's Little "Necessities"

I hope you'll take the time to try this little exercise.

Just do some counting and add up your points.

You may want to go grab a pen and piece of paper first.

And maybe a calculator.

Do you have a roof over your head? if yes… 5.00

Is your house heated? if yes... 1.00

Do you have A/C in your house? if yes... 1.00

Number of cars you own x 4.00

Number of beds in your house x 2.00

Number of toilets in your house x 3.00

Number of water taps/faucets x 3.00

Number of showers per week x .50

Number of phones you own x 1.00

Each computer you own x 2.00

Hours you’re online per week x .25

Each TV you own x 1.00

TV hours watched per week x .25

Number of videotapes x .05

Number of CDs or DVDs x .10

Each item of clothing x .01

Pairs of shoes x .25

Number of loads of laundry per week x 1.00

Number of electric appliances x .50

Number of plates or bowls in kitchen x .01

Number of meals you eat in a day x 1.00

Every vitamin you take daily x .05

Number of daily glasses of water x .25

Every year of school you’ve attended x 1.00

My total is 66.80

Joe’s is 24.34

What’s your total?

(From Joel Vestal's book, Dangerous Faith, with a few modifications)