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The Man Who Quit Money - Mark Sundeen
The Man Who Quit Money
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A Walden for the 21st century, the true story of a man who has radically reinvented "the good life."In 2000, Daniel Suelo left his life savings-all thirty dollars of it-in a phone booth. He has lived without money-and with a newfound sense of freedom and security-ever since.The Man Who Quit Money... show more
A Walden for the 21st century, the true story of a man who has radically reinvented "the good life."In 2000, Daniel Suelo left his life savings-all thirty dollars of it-in a phone booth. He has lived without money-and with a newfound sense of freedom and security-ever since.The Man Who Quit Money is an account of how one man learned to live, sanely and happily, without earning, receiving, or spending a single cent. Suelo doesn't pay taxes, or accept food stamps or welfare. He lives in caves in the Utah canyonlands, forages wild foods and gourmet discards. He no longer even carries an I.D. Yet he manages to amply fulfill not only the basic human needs-for shelter, food, and warmth-but, to an enviable degree, the universal desires for companionship, purpose, and spiritual engagement. In retracing the surprising path and guiding philosophy that led Suelo into this way of life, Sundeen raises provocative and riveting questions about the decisions we all make, by default or by design, about how we live-and how we might live better.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781594485695 (1594485690)
ASIN: 1594485690
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
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Remember When the Music
Remember When the Music rated it
4.0 The Man Who Quit Money
The title of Mark Sundeen’s account of the revolutionary lifestyle and philosophy of Daniel Suelo was what first caught my eye. The Man Who Quit Money. At once, a concept that is entirely unfathomable but deeply alluring. A glance at the cover photograph of the man himself, Mr. Suelo, further captiv...
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it
1.0 The Man Who Quit Money
Not what I expected from the cover. I was looking to read about the mechanics of living without money, and about what exactly Suelo's life is like. Instead I got a well-researched but pedestrian chronicle of a fundamentalist Christian's upbringing and philosophy with a side of living without money. ...
Ladybug's Doodles
Ladybug's Doodles rated it
1.0 The Man Who Quit Money
I just could not finish this book it was that bad. I rated the book because I did finish more than half of it. The author is in love with the subject of this biography and literally worships the ground he walks on. Now, I admire Suelo for following his convictions but he is extreme and judgmental (...
auntieannie
auntieannie rated it
5.0 The Man Who Quit Money
Thought provoking book. Very well written. I haven't explored Daniel Suelo's website yet (the man who quit money), but I suspect that Mark Sundeen has done an excellent job of explaining a difficult, nuanced, and multi-faceted individual and his ideas to us (perhaps better than Suelo could do himsel...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it
4.0
Daniel Suelo is a dumpster-diving, cave-dwelling, money-shunning philosopher. Rock on, brother. People who disapprove of his lifestyle claim he is a moocher, but that argument is insupportable. He gets nearly everything he uses from dumpsters, including food, clothing, the thermarest he sleeps on, a...
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