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Reddit mentions of Possum Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and with (Almost) No Money
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We found 11 Reddit mentions of Possum Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and with (Almost) No Money. Here are the top ones.
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| Height | 8.5 Inches |
| Length | 5.6 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | January 2010 |
| Weight | 0.56658801334 Pounds |
| Width | 0.7 Inches |
Sure, if we all stopped consuming 50% of what's being produced, this would make half the production obsolete. The twist in thinking is that this is a good thing and not a bad one as the growth imperative would suggest.
I see the way out through going back to more self-sufficiency. The alternative to a consumer society is a society of mostly self-sufficient people. This is the basis of freedom from economic pressures as it decouples your well-being from the ups and downs of the market economy. Then, how would you get such economically free people back into wage-slavery? In fact, this was the situation prior to the industrial revolution. There's a nice book on the subject of how initially economically independent farmers were systematically robbed of their means of self-sufficiency to drive them into the factories, basically the ironically very forced birth of the "free" market capitalism. There was also a recent article posted about the book.
So basically it is not that we simply stop consuming and then how do we get our food? Instead we go back to more self-sufficiency and no longer require neither wages nor the products of wage-labor. This way, each person can individually step out of the vicious circle that is our current economic system.
For more detail on how to do this - practically, you may want to read "Possum Living", "Early retirement extreme" or "How to live without a salary".
More mainstream are books like "Your money or your life" or "Work less, play more."
Definitely contact your local public library for connections to both remedial academic supports (online and local) as well as Child Protective Services and also domestic violence resources, which I have read can help those on the cusp of adulthood who have not been properly prepared. They may be very able to point you in the direction you need to go.
Given the basics of reading ,writing and arithmetic, it still may be possible to achieve a fairly sustainable lifestyle in a creatively simple way. Check out this book, once. Good luck.
https://www.amazon.com/Possum-Living-Without-Almost-Revised/dp/0982053932
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From reading the comments and your answers to them here is the simple answer. There is no beginners guide and you will not find anywhere, a cheap or free way to do this or at least start it. It may be possible, but use what the other commenters have added to the conversation to start you decade of learning to make it happen.
Also good luck finding others to do it with you, but your not going to have an easy time finding anyone that won't give up quickly. It may sound good to some including you but the reality is very hard and unpleasant which is why you can't find a cabin community in the yellow pages to join.
All in all I would suggest reading Dolly Freed's book Possum Living and looking into her life. It's the mindset you would need to do this the cheapest way and also the most realistic where in you don't plan on doing it completely off grid or free. Rather close tho once you learn the skills you need.
Possum Living by Dolly Freed is a 70's classic.
the book "possum living" suggested getting food cheap by buying in bulk at feed stores. i haven't gone this route myself. i did get a handful of black sunflower seeds which are coming up nicely right now.
http://www.amazon.com/Possum-Living-Without-Almost-Money/dp/0982053932
Not all books, but if I had to choose only 5, these would be them:
That's impressive the low rent, expenses, etc.
Still, at best you're able to fund 2-3 years expenses and that's being optimistic and assuming nothing goes awry. With that low budget you don't have much wiggle room. Even if you cut it down you're gonna need a source of income if it's around $200-300/month even that still would only get you at best 5 years and again that's being super optimistic and assuming you really are able to survive on the low end.
Daniel Suelo has a blog and a book about how he lived without money, but he had a lot of family and friend support and even still barely made it and struggled a bit here and there because of it.
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Quit-Money/dp/1594485690
Maybe check out possum living too. https://www.amazon.com/Possum-Living-Without-Almost-Revised/dp/0982053932 they were able to live on only $700/year but it was in the 70s and they had their family helping with work as well as a home.
While again super impressed, it seemed like it probably wasn't worth emulating to me personally. A lot could go wrong, they were lucky it went as well as it did.
Also as a renter with roommates you're susceptible to increases over time, sure you can move and find a new place, but on that low level it'll be a challenge and moving is a hassle even if you don't have much belongings.
Don't get me wrong I'm all for living an unconventional life and checking out early and/or often, but you're really going to need a source of income or drastically cut costs and even still unless you're able to cut it by like 10x I'm pretty sure you're going to need to do some sort of work or earn an income,
Its a book by Dolly Freed about living outside of the "money economy". Covers everything from housing to food to booze. A bit dated, but a fantastic read nonetheless. Get it at Amazon
you can get away with waaaaaaaaaaaay less than that.
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It might be less of "you need a job" and more of "know your place".
At one point, I said, "You know what. Maybe, I am lazy. I will get the hardest job I can find." Parents told me an uncle would make $30/hour at his factory job. I made $8/hour. I make more in retail and I do less work.
You don't need a job. (Jobs are quite a modern concept.) However, you still do need stuff, e.g. food, water, shelter. Your results may vary if you don't have the usual ethics, such as not stealing. I chose to work, because I would like to remain friendly with and included in society. Society gives a lot of benefits, such as protection and easy access to resources.
Instead of being reactive, be proactive. What do you want to do? Humans don't need much to survive.
Maybe, professional gamer. Or, you could go bottom of the barrel (Possum Living).