You need to be solidly upperclass to have the lifestyle of a medieval peasant today. 
Discussion
Private economics used to be so simple, and we used to know and rely on neighbors. What happened to our culture? (Fiat is a symptom of the culture)
Gm.
Local high trust society. You worked less than half the year, you lived on and ate from the same land your ancestors did for generations.
Now look at us.