Possum Living
I haven't read the book yet, but Dolly Freed's Possum
Living philosophy is
just too much fun not to share. When she was 12 years old, her
father quit his job and let her drop out of school, then the two of
them began to live. They worked just enough to get by, bringing
in $1,400 in 1978 (equivalent to $4,673 today), but mostly lived off
their garden and ingenuity. "It's so easy to live without a job
it's pathetic," said Dolly's father in 1979.
Dolly's lack of formal
schooling was illegal, so she had to hide in the house while the other
kids were at school, reading books that caught her fancy. She
clearly received a much better education than she would have in school,
and churned out a nationally acclaimed book at the tender age of 17
before going on to become a NASA engineer. If that's not proof of
the benefits of simple living, I don't know what is!
I'm glad to run across
someone else who believes that conventional jobs are optional.
Check out our own book, Microbusiness Independence, to find out the way we fund
our simple lifestyle.
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