[ReignOfError]

I never quite understood the fetish for poverty than many Christian groups seem to have.

Not poverty so much as austerity. Not a lack of necessities, but a rejection of luxuries. For example, even members of monastic orders who take a vow of poverty have healthful food, warm clothes, and a warm, clean and safe place to live.

[patton]

German monks also have a beer ration - the equivalent of 14 12-oz beers/day.