My home was a de facto homeless shelter for quite a while, I posted many tales of the events on the old Dimensional Door threads.
As to my putting away money during the 7 fat cow years, the seven lean cows ate all of my retirement funds, and my house ended up deeply underwater.
I recently landed a job, and when I got my first paycheck I still had a whopping $20 left.
My finances still haven’t fully recovered, but at least I’m able to buy a occasional hungry stranger a good hot meal.
Although I suppose simple one-on-one charity isn’t quite as satisfying when one isn’t doing to avoid burning the the fires of hell, or to lord over lesser beings...
Oh my friend! May God help and bless you! We have much in common! All I would add is that my religion is not based upon fear of a vengeful God, but upon love of self-same God who has seen us through unimaginable difficulties. My faith is based upon grateful love, not fear at all.