There’s always going to be the people in the comment section saying “oh easy for you to say. I have to pay for X,Y,Z” No. Most of us could live for less. But most of us aren’t willing to give up having a car and insurance to have a bike. Most of us want our 7 streaming platforms for which pay a sub fee for. Most of us bought the nice house and now have a hefty mortgage. We all trap ourselves thinking we need everything Joe smoe has. We pay for “comforts” that ultimately don’t comfort us from our real issues.

@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen

Ай бұрын

Yes. Very well said!

@kathrinkaefer

Ай бұрын

I wish we were killing ourselves financially for a nice house but no, it's just a small, average one 😂

@greenwendal5056

Ай бұрын

@@kathrinkaefer Yeah innit. I literally can't make any more cut backs. I still can't save nothing, i'm in my overdraft every month. All my money goes on bills and food. I even grow a lot of my own food, it still aint enough.

@jsmith6599

Ай бұрын

Not speaking of a car or various luxuries but at least, you need a food, shelter, clothes and occasionaly a medical help, right? You just can't live in the woods, not anythere in European continent, or in the USA, at least. There is simply not enough wild animals to hunt anymore. And even if they were, you need a hunting licence, or how it is called in your country. You cannot just chop some wood for building a home or heating it either - you will be arrested for it. You can not settle on some unclaimed land - there is no such thing anymore. You can't build your house on your own property without a shitton of licenses and inspections from the government. And building materials are not free either. Same goes for homegrown food - it could prove itself even more expensive than if you buy it in a supermarket. If you don't have your own house or apartment, then you have to pay to your landlord. Of course, you always can live under a bridge in a cardboard box, but I doubt that life would make you happy without hefty daily dose of alcohole or drugs (which is again wouldn't come for free). And what if you would fell ill? Even if your country have a free or semi-free health care (mine do - with my health condition i would already be either dead or hopelessly in debts if I had to pay my hospital bills on my own), you'll still need to buy your prescribed drugs, and farmaceutical companies are greedy as hell. Just face it: novadays society is built in such a way that people just can't live on their own, without a Big Brother type government. Resouses is too scarce to just live a "simple life" and those who distributing these resourses have a complete power over us.

@JC-jz6rx

Ай бұрын

@@jsmith6599 remember the video doesn’t say to go to this extreme. You can just reduce your stress without living “cave man” like. It’s about living more with less.

Sold my flat, bought a tiny house with a big property next to a beautiful lake inland in norway. I can grow my own vegetables, fish in the lake, chop my own firewood. I've got no neighbours, clean air, clean well-water, and when I sit on the veranda I can only hear birdsong. No cars, no traffic noise, no sirens. No industrial sounds. At night I can see stars clearly, there is no light-pollution. My mental health went from depressed, miserable, and horrible to great. I'm at peace. I can touch grass barefeet in the morning, feel the morning dew. I can go for a swim without taking the car, bus or train to get to water. And I can do so nude because there is no people around. In a year I've had close encounters with deer, moose, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, squirrels, wild game, ravens, eagles and every snake, frog and insect we have. Not on the TV. With my own eyes, up close. It's absolute freedom. And its wonderful. It took me years of work, preparation, savings. But the value is immeasurable.

@contractorleadscoach

28 күн бұрын

That really sounds like a paradise to me too…❤

@ErikamGar

27 күн бұрын

What a beautiful human life you are living 😊🥰 I guess you barely spend some money. Im my 30's I moved some years ago to a land of my dead grandparents in a forest in México, that was isolated, I built a beautiful cabin-house, there are not many people here, it is peaceful, I've never felt so happier 😢❤

@allangurr

27 күн бұрын

We did the same as you only in Canada and yes there is still places here like you discribed Con gattsss .

@SorrowfulBeauty

27 күн бұрын

What a dream. A big congratulations to you! You are an inspiration 😊🦡🦅🌲⭐💚

@HighElf111

24 күн бұрын

Maaaaan that sounds fantastic❤ I wish everyone could live like that. Done with this shit, but nope unfortunately me poor😢

True wealth is not having more, but wanting less.

@obscuredbyclouds1022

Ай бұрын

Agree. This has been the motto of my life in recent years.

@janeyoung4844

Ай бұрын

Beautifully said ❤

@aragmarverilian8238

Ай бұрын

“Winners are always those who hunger the less, for they truly know the price of a bite.”

@hikewithmike4673

Ай бұрын

like so many things in life..."less is truly more!"

@atticuskilby515

Ай бұрын

For the more you have the more responsibility you have, less freedom.

in the words of Marcus Aurelius - When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

@powerhouse2024

19 күн бұрын

In the words of the United States of America - when you arise in the morning, think of how lucky you are to work constantly at several low paying jobs while being barely able to afford food and housing, you can forget living, laughing, loving, and appreciating. It does not make the capitalists the money. But suffering does.

@Francis-xl2gu

18 күн бұрын

Or just TO BE !!

@TJ-kz1ul

14 күн бұрын

@@powerhouse2024 it's the same in Canada, so sad =( I am old enough to know that it wasn't always this bad.

@Manatee1337

13 күн бұрын

@@powerhouse2024 Wastn Marcus Aurelius also a Slave? Ask yourself how that man cam to such conclusions even as a slave or in far worse conditions that you described edit: it was epictetus who was a slave, but became one of the most influental stoics himself.

@Koolgit

12 күн бұрын

No, no he wasn't. He was a high level politician. ​@@Manatee1337

I left the rat race five years ago. I live in the woods and burn wood and grow potatoes, i am at peace.

@planetwalker798

25 күн бұрын

live in what may i ask? the way you say it sounds like roughing it?

@tjstraw1

25 күн бұрын

I'm very happy for you (no sarcasm) 👍

@iainmac6136

24 күн бұрын

@@planetwalker798 i bought 8 acres of woodland and i built a log cabin

@HighElf111

24 күн бұрын

That sounds amazing. Thats my goal. I'm craving peace and silence. But how? Give some tips plzzz❤

@markrunyon5524

24 күн бұрын

Yet your on you tube,

"You do a work you hate, to buy things you don't need, to impress people you don't like" -Some wise guy

@DDGVET4

Ай бұрын

A very wise guy. It's called survival.

@travelingdude1621

Ай бұрын

That is very true.

@scrungus6230

Ай бұрын

Tyler Durden from Fight club said this

@Sugarsail1

Ай бұрын

@@DDGVET4 um no, it's called mindless conformity.

@anattaevergreen4115

Ай бұрын

It is in fact a mixture of survival necessity with mindless conformity. Every person trapped in this system has their own personal mixture between these two points and its important to firstly identify which one is which to be able to know how to deal with it most effectively! we are all problems and solutions at the same time

Im tired of being a slave to the system . Now decluttering my life .Looking forward to investing in living my life . Simplicity is freedom .

@pequod4557

Ай бұрын

Solitude is heaven.

@atticuskilby515

Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@jykl608

Ай бұрын

Do it while you are single. Could you do it with kids? even though you divorce what will your thoughts be when you leave your kids alone?

@I_am_Raziel

Ай бұрын

Less is more

@jasonr5989

Ай бұрын

@@jykl608 Some of us do that for life. yes we miss out on certain things of great value, but that is not all of it.

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ― Epictetus

@bexiexz

12 күн бұрын

!!

@sehr1515

11 күн бұрын

Saving money is a job, and understanding you dont need "allat" stuff in your life is a great discovery moment.

@bexiexz

10 күн бұрын

@@sehr1515 true true words

@ogaimon3380

4 күн бұрын

it really means nothing,cause few wants =/= how hard it is to get them

“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, subtract things every day.” - Laozi

@sissyparker2525

7 күн бұрын

Now Carl, THAT is wisdom!!

I work very hard to avoid work.....

@swojnowski453

Ай бұрын

prevention is the key to stopping any disease ... ;)

@sergiolandz6056

Ай бұрын

yep that is why i opted for a seasonal job. best way to live life, you get half the year off to sit back and enjoy it.

@jasonr5989

Ай бұрын

When on Satan's World, then "Do as thou wilt is the whole of the law"....But the Wiccan Rede, or Christ's Golden Law apply. Freedom, but there is consequence...

@alexfomin3258

Ай бұрын

The same bul...s...t)

@jasonr5989

Ай бұрын

@@alexfomin3258 Mine? My experience tells me no bs there.

"I sure wish I spent more time at the office." -Said literally no one ever at the dusk of their lives

@ThatShadowPrism

Ай бұрын

Only people that were running from the families they built. Kinda funny. Also in the times which many would say oh people were hard working back then the truth most were alcoholics and drug addicts at a much higher percentage than nowadays 😂

@michaelward9880

Ай бұрын

​@@ThatShadowPrismNot only that, going back to pre WW2 , people HAD to work their asses off just to earn a living. 6 day work week, usually no benefits, low wages,etc.

@davidbooher5559

29 күн бұрын

Nobody ever said at one’s funeral… “ She had really expensive shoes and a great couch 🛋️.”

@allangurr

27 күн бұрын

Lottery winner wins millions Yep going back to same old job shoveling shit. LMAO.

@ogaimon3380

4 күн бұрын

honestly depends,if office = night time alone,then yes i would 100% want to spend more time,peace and quite even if working = peak to me,in a cold area with fresh air would be another extra

I am 79 years old, have no children, my partner died 12 years ago. Almost 10 years ago, I moved to the rural setting where I grew up. I have decided that my contentment lies with cutting ties with people whose values have always differed from mine. Such people bring expectations of me. I don't want them in my home; I don't want to spend time in theirs. I have no interest in their accomplishments or their possessions. I don't want to be dependent. People ask: at your age, aren't you anxious about the future? I embrace the Buddhist saying "Leap and the net will appear!"

@healingpalmsca

22 күн бұрын

Love it 🙏💕

@angeltravelstheworld

20 күн бұрын

You know you've "made it," when you do life your way .... and with such clarity! :)

@fekigrejps7859

19 күн бұрын

Ur 79..my father 60yo dont know what a keyboard is or smartphone

@_eddiecole

14 күн бұрын

What do you look forward to? Or are u just so fully living in the now? I want to know what are some goals of someone who's 79, if any

@syxtoaa5

14 күн бұрын

​@@_eddiecole obviously from his comment his goal is to be left alone to be

When people say they just want to be happy all they really want is to be free. Damn i think we all needed to hear that.

@CrunchyMom88

19 сағат бұрын

No. It means they don't want to endure the suffering of life. It's immensely weak to want to escape life like some selfish useless being that no one can depend on except to betray and abandon his folk and duty to go live alone and away from struggle. How absolutely selfish.

Not caring about what other people think of you is a super power.

@freespirit-111

24 күн бұрын

I agree.

@HighElf111

24 күн бұрын

His eyes did open. He knows that life is so much more. We shouldn't be bothered&obsessed with how people observe us. And that's the sad society we're living in.

@Pako0370

21 күн бұрын

Im the process of gaining that power

@odnilniloc

21 күн бұрын

Quoted from the great Ed Latimore ❤

@carl8568

7 күн бұрын

Absolutely and it needs to be developed. Ditching the lifelong programming is not a straightforward task, but well worth it.

Do less get out of the rat race is truth.

@feth7747

Ай бұрын

Absolutly: The rat race

@jykl608

Ай бұрын

More practical advice; buy gold and silver now those things are going up.

@keithparker1346

Ай бұрын

​@@jykl608that's just joining the rat race

@user-nk8ww9ce9k

Ай бұрын

@@keithparker1346 IF you think that is joining the rat race, the rats will eat you.

@shimrrashai-rc8fq

Ай бұрын

@@user-nk8ww9ce9k There are cultures who never thought gold to be of that type of value. Shocker, but it's true. Look into it. So your presumption of spending on gold and silver instead of on, say, useful tools or the like whose value is more objective (at least insofar as anything that pertains to what is still human behavior can be), makes no sense. Besides, since nobody uses gold and silver directly as money now you'd have to either establish that economy first, magically hope that someone else will do so for some reason _and_ also _won't_ do something else instead. All you've done otherwise, is just double your entanglement with the existing society since to use those gold and silver you will first have to sell them for fiat cash before you can then buy the items you want. So, again, it makes more sense to buy truly valuable hard assets that you can actually do things with.

I’m your age. Half century plus in this world. I have worked at one place for 25 years. Basically half my life. They would replace me and not think twice when I leave. The company puts on a nice show, but I feel like they could really care less about me or my family. As of the last couple years it feels like prison going to work. Like I just need to do my weekly sentence to “earn” some of my time to myself. I’m looking for freedom. I’m getting out soon. Not soon enough!!!

@ONEFAITHofJESUS

9 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear that but glad u r getting out. Their loss. So glad this world is not my home.

@Jlmalott1

7 күн бұрын

❤

@1ireneaustin

3 күн бұрын

Same. Used to love my work. Now EVERYONE is so toxic and pissed off about everything. Just got a small place in a tiny mountain town. Will be moved by the end of this year. I dont care if i sleep on the floor i have tp get out pf the rat race

I just turned 30, and I have a wife and a 9 year old son. I have a great career in IT that allows me a lot of flexibility and paid time off. I've now started to realize that life isn't about money, or the things you have, it's about the people in your life, the time you've spent with them, and the experiences you can have. I'm happy making enough to support my family and have some left at the end of the month. I'm happy working a 9-5 at a job I love. I'm happy to be able to spend time with my family. I'm happy to have hobbies that I can afford. I just recently bought a pair of binoculars to start bird watching and I also started to resupply my backpacking gear in hopes to start hiking and backpacking again. I'd rather die knowing that I had amazing experiences on the NH48, PCT, Appalachian Trail, or any other amazing mountain range with my family as well as amazing outings elsewhere, instead of sitting on my ass stressing if people will like my house, my truck, the clothes I'm wearing, my interests, my beliefs, and the "weird" things I like to do for a 30 year old who seems to be 50 on the inside. My hope for people is that they'll realize life is not about the rat race, keeping up with the joneses, or becoming rich beyond imagination, life is about the experiences that you have that leave a mark, that leave a legacy. My favorite quote is, "you never truly die until people stop saying your name", please, let your name be spoken for generations and your legacy stay true forever. Read more. Spend more time with family. Spend more time with friends. Spend more time in nature. Slow down and appreciate the world around you. Listen to the sound of kids laughing. Listen to the sound of the birds chirping. Become present in this world, become present within yourself and actually live, because one day you'll die and you'll regret not changing your life sooner. As Lynyrd Skynyrd said, "be a simple kind of man, be something you love and understand". I truly appreciate this video because it's a message that a lot of people need to hear. Thank you for this!

I'm out of the rat race.....today i had my longest ever conversation with an owl

@LilyGazou

Ай бұрын

I talk to crows. 😁

@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad

Ай бұрын

Sounds like a hoot

@michaeljones7372

Ай бұрын

I'm jealous, I miss the barred owls in my backyard when I lived in Massachusetts. Those intimate moments that can never be fully understood by those not there or who do not care

@michaeljones7372

Ай бұрын

Props to you for having the skill of truly listening, a lost art it seems

@aaronreeve1414

Ай бұрын

Who?

I am 16 years old and was born and raised in NYC. I have learned a lot from these videos. First I learned that I am not like other girls. And more importantly I have learned that it is OK to be different. Your message does reach some of my generation. Thank you for imparting your wisdom for the world to see.

@byjamie-hillierrubis

Ай бұрын

Beautifully said, stay beautiful sunshine. Blessings from Ireland. 💖🙏💫

@garyfrancis6193

Ай бұрын

You will do well to follow the wisdom here though his English is not always accurate. I am 74 and a retired English professor. I know what happened in decades before you were born and media and many people are lying about what happened often because they weren’t there either.

@lydiawilsonknight828

Ай бұрын

Always be You my Lovely x

@LilyGazou

Ай бұрын

Also born inManhasset, raised on the island , lived in the city. Then left.

@donnacain9692

Ай бұрын

Bless you little lady🙏😊

I'm 19 I have a facial disagreement, people keep judging me and insulting my appearance, what makes me happy is simple things warmth, shelter and food. The only thing I would love in my life is to find friends and a partner to settle down with. Your videos give me great advice and motivation thank you for uploading. 👍

I'm learning this too I'm 56 and chasing a devaluing currency to get things is slavery

the worst thing ever invented was the smart phone, it sucks the life out of folks, acts as an electronic leash. I have always hated the phone, and often forget to take the cel with me I have it for emergencies only.

@Sam-lm8gi

Ай бұрын

I totally agree. The "smart" phone is one of the dumbest -- or evilest -- inventions in history. I never understood why people wanted the dang things in the first place, and I still refuse to hop on that bandwagon. I only got a flip phone style cell phone out of necessity, and I treat it like a landline by leaving it at home. I refuse to be chained to a digital prison 24/7!

@WarrenDay-we9do

Ай бұрын

SMART -- Secret Militarized Armaments in Residential Technology It's also a surveillance device.

@OrangeUp

Ай бұрын

How come you managed to comment here?

@redrustyhill2

Ай бұрын

The phone is a tool, nothing more, nothing less. If it controls you, you too are a tool

@ericarachel55

Ай бұрын

@@redrustyhill2 no reason for snide remarks, enough said

I would rather own a tiny house on a piece of property than rent from someone who can throw me out. It’s not about money or prestige but quality of living on my own terms. Just my humble opinion. Dictators want you to own nothing so they can control you more.

@northwestheathen8021

Ай бұрын

I’m gonna build a small hearth out in the middle of nowhere, just squat and do what I want.

@coleyounger2540

Ай бұрын

Sounds perfect! I own a small house on (only) 2 acres, the back boundry of which is a minor river and on the other side of the river is a national forest. My little piece of heaven.

@LilyGazou

Ай бұрын

It’s my plan. A community.

@louisecassidy5991

Ай бұрын

Ah, but the landlord is responsible for upkeep and repairs.

@jenniferredding8100

Ай бұрын

I have a small house on 6 acres out in the country in Missouri and I love it.

The problem with "own nothing and be happy" is that they want to take the things that actually matter, not the things that don't

@StrongBodyandMind33

2 күн бұрын

Yep, which is why there is not s single square inch of land in America that is not “owned” by someone. Time to move

@cam-inf-4w5

2 күн бұрын

This comment needs more likes. They make you spend 3/4 of your life just to get a box to live in so you can start your life. When you could build the same box for yourself in one summer. But is illegal and would get taken away.

@suzieq8189

Күн бұрын

Materialism never made anyone happy real world is what matters animals oceans natural world

@StrongBodyandMind33

Күн бұрын

@@cam-inf-4w5 also, it’s frowned upon to raise your children off grid. Society portrays it as child abuse

@crisper1614

Күн бұрын

Exactly. There’s nothing wrong with actually owning nothing. It’s the fact that their version of owning nothing means they own everything and you rent it from them.

"I think I'm quite ready for another adventure" B. Baggins

the government hates retirees because we have alot of time, time to question, complain, protest and stir things up

@nickvincent3029

Ай бұрын

So true. When you’re younger you don’t have time to research and too busy working and bringing up a family.

@Alhaneef1444

Ай бұрын

Vegetable oil and cigarettes and alcohol take care of that in russia men dont live up to 65 (pension age) They keep raising it up putin i mean he keeps raising it

@ravenblack2262

Ай бұрын

Doing the same here in uk too , stolen 5 years of my pension

@leedutch5155

Ай бұрын

68 in U.K. they clearly want people to die before claiming that pension

@thevoid902

Ай бұрын

​@leedutch5155 So true. They want you to pay into pensions you can never claim in your lifetime. I'm 63 with heart failure. Hope they don't raise the pension age again.

Since I retired my greatest joy in life is to wake up in the morning with absolutely nothing to do! don't have to be anywhere, can spend the day as I wish, that's what I call freedom. Shame that I had to get this old in order to do this but better late than never.

@NadiaDubininaValues

Ай бұрын

I see freedom as doing what you want rather than doing nothing....But I am happy if you are happy

@shimrrashai-rc8fq

Ай бұрын

This is why companies and the owning class want to raise the retirement age.

@sauter1

Ай бұрын

You do need something to do which you enjoy, though..something to wake up for and be enthusiastic about. Idleness and potential lack of meaning make one deteriorate very quickly. Not saying this is you..just saying, you know. Wish you all the best. :)

@mrsl238

Ай бұрын

❤

@stevierayripple

Ай бұрын

Not a shame at all, you are fortunate that you DID get old. Think of the young that died, they are the unfortunate souls...

I haven't worked in around 10 years, I take medication for depression and anxiety, i'm 49 and live alone in a one bed flat. I am the happiest person I know, I read LOTS of books, i'm creative and every day I wake up feeling so thankful and happy that I don't have to go to a job that I hate. You can't buy time and having a job burns up the majority of most peoples lives, they'll never get round to writing that book they always thought of writing, they'll never have peace of mind, and they'll always be dreaming of "whats over there?" I'm so lucky that I live in London but i'm not part of the rat race, I live and love life day by day. Great video man!

Modern day superpowers. Not caring what anyone else thinks or says. Being comfortably being alone and enjoying it.

Time is the most precious commodity we have.

@atticuskilby515

Ай бұрын

I would say health and then time.

@keithparker1346

Ай бұрын

​@@atticuskilby515you can be healthy but nature whacks you out in an accident. time imo is always more important than health though I'd rate it in second place over stuff like money

@AT-os6nb

Ай бұрын

Time is a mistaken commodity. It is not time that is precious, but the ability to not live in "it", and to live in the present moment instead that is precious.

@saulhernandezaguilar8383

Ай бұрын

​@@AT-os6nb quite true, after all time is just a concept to meassure the cycle off life is not real, what truly matters is how you live your life and the enjoyment we get out of it

@jellygorilla-3200

Ай бұрын

​@@keithparker1346its health, time doesnt even exist, considering its a man made concept.

Time becomes more precious, the older one becomes

@davidhunter801

Ай бұрын

Time doesn't fly, it bounds and leaps (according to John Prine).

@turtleanton6539

29 күн бұрын

Yes🎉

@EC-yd9yv

23 күн бұрын

also the older we get, time goes by more quickly. Im 65...a year seems more like a month to me.🌻 🕊️💗

@gill8779

13 күн бұрын

@@EC-yd9yv Absolutely, I am 67 & time is going so fast, weeks fly by!!!

@johngodley256

12 күн бұрын

@@EC-yd9yv When we get older the brain slows down, it does not have to process as much information, there are lapses of inactivity, which means we experience less.

We need leaders like you. Not the corporate leaders. Everyone might be doing more right things

61, still in the rat-race, but starting to streamline my life/belongings. All I want, more and more often, is to be left alone in peace. When I do retire, I'd like it to be away from people. Just me, and relaxing peace and quiet.

@wendym2544

24 күн бұрын

Can I go with you? I'm 62 and I can be quiet. :)

@almudenagonzalez760

22 күн бұрын

Same situation, Same feelings!!! But , I have to work untill I am 67!!!! Crazy .Greetings from Madrid

@wendym2544

22 күн бұрын

I'm 62 and would love to join you. I can be quiet. :)

@Anony_mouse2

19 күн бұрын

68 have been retired nearly 4yrs...every day is Sunday✨️

i do own nothing, and I am happy. I quit my job, moved to Africa, and have been living off my bank account the past 2 years. No car, no rent, no wife, no kids. I pay the hotel for rent, and to make my food for me-the most peaceful and stable I have been in my 50 years on this planet

@JohnTrasher

Ай бұрын

No thanks... sounds somewhat pointless from my Point

@iamnizorro9781

Ай бұрын

​@@JohnTrasher Make your own path

@johnfink69

Ай бұрын

I started with nothing…. And that’s what I’ve managed to keep.

@richardtaylor6341

Ай бұрын

Key phrase, "living off your bank account". This does make things easier. Otherwise, it'd be homelessness for me

@yanismoreaux8165

Ай бұрын

Agenda 2030 kicks in

"Hard earned wisdom from the deep woods." I'll keep this quote for myself

I am so with you Bjorn !! I am a 65 yr old lady in Ontario Canada . Long ago I stopped thinking that my "JOB" defines me ... About 5 years ago I stopped working full time . I live rent free in a custom RV in my horse van . My horses are my passion .. I plan my time around what I love , my sweet dogs and my riding 😊

@PolizeiMat

16 күн бұрын

It's getting harder and harder to be happy in Ontario lol. Glad you found it!

@rebeccamiller1741

16 күн бұрын

@@PolizeiMat Don't be a downer Mat , Gees at least here I have a physician and am getting medical stuff caught up ..Alberta offered nothing that way ... This kind of life I could achieve any where in Canada

@Klearedc

15 күн бұрын

My Vietnam vet friend said he would be dead if his horses didn’t need him, keep it up bc they are amazing

@cherylhikes2234

15 күн бұрын

Sounds like a beautiful life. Peace

Finally someone who gets me... People keep worrying about me cause I dont want to pursue or build anything in life, but like, man, I just wanna bathe on a waterfall and lay on a hot rock under the sun every day. That's it you know?

@sorlag110

9 күн бұрын

you wanna be a lizard and I for one support you in your efforts

@amx9962

8 күн бұрын

@@sorlag110 in my language we have a word for this behavior (resting on a rock under the sun after bathing) which would be "lizarding"

“The wealthiest man is the one who is satisfied with the least.” Great video Bjorn

@davidbooher5559

29 күн бұрын

Someone wise once said “ it’s not about how much you need to live, but rather, how much you can live without.

I keep my expenses low so i dont have to slave away. I just came in from doing rows in my garden. My children and parents helped. I wouldnt trade these memories for anything. The older you get the more you realize what really matters

@martijn2246

Ай бұрын

What kind of rows?

@The1Green4Man

Ай бұрын

​@@martijn2246 Crop rows.

@redrustyhill2

Ай бұрын

What matters is nothing. Nothing matters

@The1Green4Man

Ай бұрын

@@redrustyhill2 I’m sorry mate, I hope your life improves

I have been decluttering my home and it feels great. Less things to worry about.

@PraveenSriram

29 күн бұрын

I need to declutter my home also

@lawncare-4u849

13 күн бұрын

​@@PraveenSriramme too, been in this one 19yrs 🙈

"Never forget that this society doesn't own you." Five minutes in I was crying. I would love to have a conversation with you some day.

Love your videos, from rural Indiana USA. My motto is "leave me the F**k alone".

@julieannmyers8714

Ай бұрын

As our ancestors said 250 years ago, "Don't Tread On Me!"

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

Same motto I have in Florida...The Beachcomber 😎

@user-ev2og9gy4v

Ай бұрын

Hey neighbor. I'm in rural southern Indiana

@AmberMyers-ek2bp

Ай бұрын

Irresponsible and illogical motto. Inevitably you yourself are treading on others. You live in this world, you eat food, you make a shelter, you are treading on other living things. So you can’t turn around and say “don’t tread on me”. We have to coexist with the world around us. Isolation is not an option, only a delusion.

When I turned 50, I had a revelation. Had a home, land, lots of stuff, and I realized all the things I’d spent my life working for were holding me back from traveling, and being free. I gave most of it away, now I live out of the back of my truck and see the country. Homes can be a prison, possessions can become a ball and chain. The “American Dream” is YOUR choice, tell society to kiss your azz.

@user-uh5tb9er4o

17 күн бұрын

I have been trying to be proper southern lady for 40 years and it a losing battle! really society has been my boss and I'm just angry for all the effort I put and now even though I feel like I'm getting in trouble, I just dont have the energy to give away my energy

@Octoberfest29

11 күн бұрын

Sometimes you need a home though I’m 3q and have been homeless most my life so it wa very important for to own my own home outright which I do. I would not just sell it just because it’s considered a ball and chain. It a roof over my head where I don’t have to pay rent

I’ve spent years working hard getting a degree, doing internships, breaking into my field, and essentially just devoting all my time to being “successful”. After doing that for years I have found out that there is never true satisfaction from just grinding all the time. I have decided that this summer I will be quitting my job and going to go spend a month hiking the Colorado trail. I can’t wait to get out and just exist is nature for an extended period of time and to see new things and meet new people. I really think it will be a nice reset and provide me with more memories than I have made in the last few years of just working all the time. All of this is to say I couldn’t agree with you more.

@tr1ckster726

14 күн бұрын

Maybe don’t quit, just take a month off. You never know how much greener the grass is.

@Gerz970

14 күн бұрын

@@tr1ckster726 that was my first choice, in short they told me no. In the same conversation though they somehow spun it towards talking about how I will need to be taking on some more responsibilities because of some other people leaving, I was also offered a hefty 50 cent raise for my troubles.

Normally allways manage to catch fish,few nights back the chaps were catching lots,couldnt catch any,on packing up my bait finished a man came over to me and gave me 2 fish,astounded got home and had delicious supper,provided by a complete stranger,another fisherman.

"He has the most who is most content with the least." - Diogenes

@redrustyhill2

Ай бұрын

Diogenes was a fool......me

@00mazone

17 күн бұрын

I mean, maybe not to that extreme though. I like using a bowl to eat my food 😆

Time and Freedom are more precious than gold!

@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf

Ай бұрын

And sex

I wholeheartedly endorse your message, well said my friend!

You just need enough. Beyond enough is freedom. And enough is much less than we tend to think, fooling us to pay with time and energy that we would be happier to use elsewhere. Thanks for this talk!

The job recruiter looked up from my modest resume and with a frown asked why there was a several month gap in my job history. Something in me clicked, I stood up, frowned back, and began a new chapter.....

@ayumisae6864

29 күн бұрын

Isn’t this absolutely ridiculous? How has it come to this that when we apply for jobs we have to divulge every single detail about the time we had off work for any reason which does not concern any of those recruitment people. How is this any of their business? I was not in employment, that’s all you need to know. It’s disgusting how our lives have literally been reduced to slaving away in a job and having to explain yourself when we took some time out of the rat race to actually live. It’s criminal.

@Earthtime3978

28 күн бұрын

….in the woods.

@allangurr

27 күн бұрын

Hell I used to reaplie that was me time it dosnt concern you. I didnt want to work here anyway if you have to ask stubid questions like that.

@MrRyancangri

27 күн бұрын

​@@Earthtime3978You're comment is awesome. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@SorrowfulBeauty

27 күн бұрын

Kind of disgusting, what we're expected to do and be ok with in this society. If it makes you feel any better, and by the sense of it, you don't need it, but I've gone a year in between jobs. Why? Because I could.

In life, you either have plenty of time and no money or you have plenty of money and no time. Only Time Is Limited so it’s best to use your time wisely.

@charlesmuller120

29 күн бұрын

So spot on!

@Earthtime3978

28 күн бұрын

Which means use your time to work otherwise they’ll find your wallet in the woods.

The truest thing my local Priest said was " on your final journey you won't be taking anything...the baggage allowance is zero" since turn I have tried to reduce what dosent matter....

I got divorced, bought a canal boat and move through the countryside a little every week. I work from home, it brings in enough. I am free, surrounded by nature and very happy. Winter is hard work, chopping logs for the free fuel that warms my home. Spring and summer involves lengthy walks, picking wild food and spending hours processing it to make soup, tea and cordial. I don’t need to find free food, but I love it. Sometimes it might take me an hour to pick dandelion roots and roast them to make a hot coffee style drink. Some might say they’d rather pay for the convenience of going to the shop and buying coffee, but I love it!!!! I asked myself “what type of man do I want to be, by the time I die” and the answer I reached was that I want to be able to live like a stag… Not that I will, but able to😂

@amandagazidis

15 күн бұрын

Sounds perfect...

@higherpurpose1212

15 күн бұрын

sounds great, only if you don't have kids...

@dantastic6262

14 күн бұрын

@@higherpurpose1212 I have 2 kids, but also a car

I could easily listen to this man talk for hours

@xbemos

Ай бұрын

It’s like listening to a comforting bed time story by the older generation telling you: you and your life are ok. Just breathe and focus onward.

@homesteadontheridge

Ай бұрын

Same here. I wish he made longer videos

@NadiaDubininaValues

Ай бұрын

Common sense is so attractive)

In a world where "keep yourself busy" is one of the ultimate currencies, giving ourselves time to enjoy the quietness is an act of rebellion that is worth more than we think. Thank you!

@KC_rocka

Ай бұрын

very nicely put

@greenwendal5056

Ай бұрын

The funny thing is the happiest time of my life was when I barely did anything. Worked part time, pottered around in the garden. Slept a lot, went on long walks. Now i'm "keeping busy" i'm miserable.

@keithparker1346

Ай бұрын

I think keeping busy is an excuse for not doing ANY self reflection.people I believe are genuinely scared of what they will find once they look at themselves

@SC-gw8np

Ай бұрын

@@keithparker1346 BINGO.

@kerbyjackson88

Ай бұрын

It's more a matter of how you keep yourself busy. Some people always claim to be bored, but I can't understand them. I'm always busy, never bored, but I do things I want to do.

Retired and started downsizing. Feel light and the pain in my heart is gone.

My comfort and confidence level rises every time I really do feel that I do not need a luxury item anymore. Like luxury cars. Used to have them, used to think I needed them. Now I have a very basic pickup, still luxury in a way, but a lot less than I used to think I needed. I love it and really don't miss anything. I live in a small house, but its mortgage free. Every stone is owned by me. I do not live a common lifestyle anymore. Most people would say I work every day and I work a lot. But it is doing things I like doing completely on my own terms. Feels very free to me. Everytime I manage to really throw a commitment over board I used to think I needed to be happy, my life turns a little better. So I really do believe you are absolutely right in what you say.

People say "I just want to be happy", but they trying to say "I just want to be free"....oh man, that was huge. Thanks for that words. Cheers from Poland :)

At the end of the day, we should focus to better ourselves and not be dependent slaves on the state.

@shimrrashai-rc8fq

Ай бұрын

Ourselves _and_ having an interconnected / horizontal community/world where we can compensate for each other's mutual weaknesses through sharing and cooperation. Both, not one XOR the other. Being interdependent on each other is not slavery, slavery is a form of parasitism, what I am talking about is mutualism.

Currently feeling burned out and this hits home

@PraveenSriram

29 күн бұрын

I felt burned out when I was younger

@katashley1031

27 күн бұрын

Many of us have been there too. I feel for you. Are there ways you can start to simplify and scale down?

@MarkJohnson-ht8wd

20 күн бұрын

I like my part time job. I'm getting too old to do my best at work and I am very depressed.

@Anony_mouse2

19 күн бұрын

Every day is Sunday when yer retired ✌️🥴💛

@oldmanscribbe1

14 күн бұрын

@@katashley1031 ty. Recently cut out the side work to spend more time with family 👌

“Through not caring about all these stupid things, you will find freedom.” 🔥

Reminds me of a quote my Uncle sent me: "Health lies in action, and so it graces youth. To be busy is the secret of grace, and half the secret of content. Let us ask the gods not for possessions, but for things to do; happiness is in making things rather than in consuming them." - Will Durant

@swojnowski453

Ай бұрын

the only problem with this is that today lots of things are being done in sedentary position in front of your laptop. It is a truly crappy way of making things and it wont make you happy ...

@dsstudio76

Күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more.✂

I am a slave to my bills. I am getting older. What keeps us broke are taxes and high cost of living. 😢

@donnacain9692

Ай бұрын

donnadean well said same here a slave to bills🙏💐

@shimrrashai-rc8fq

Ай бұрын

Meanwhile, the ones who could pay tax have infinite loopholes to avoid doing so. We need a tax cut for the 99% and a tax raise for the 1% ... and that's the moderate of moderate solutions, the ultimate solution is anarchism - no governments, no owners, no corporations, no masters, but people actually caring about each other and not just #1.

@dogegamer3288

Ай бұрын

just keep working then and find joy in the job.

@susanlippy1009

Ай бұрын

Choices you have made have put you where you are. Look around at the variety of choices and lives people have made for themselves. Some choose a high paid corporate route others trades others service ECT. You chose where you are. You can choose a different way as well. It's fear that keeps you where you are at.

@LaMach420

Ай бұрын

Yup, we arent broke cause of laziness but theft and policy.

I essentially walked away from the human race about eight years ago except to buy goods that I need every month or two. I'm 67. I left emergency nursing when I was 59. I live quietly in Maine with my cat and chickens in the woods. Make no mistake though, I had to work very hard for many years to be able to move to Maine in the first place, buy a small house in the deep woods, and afford myself this "freedom." There's always a trade-off.

I don't think happiness is freedom. Happiness is relationships/community, but freedom is in the mix to be happy too

@Hj4a

20 күн бұрын

I took from it that an enslaved mind can't be truly happy.

I've been trying to tell people this for the longest, the 9-5 rat race hustle culture isn't the way. People would rather slave away at a job they hate for their entire life to pay for big expensive houses and cars; then buy something cheaper that wouldn't be a burden and would allow them to work less and actually live. People are way too worried about what others will think of them and they think they have to buy expensive items, so people don't think less of them. I really wish people would understand that for example driving a 20-year-old car and having a smaller home with no debt is the biggest win.

@atticuskilby515

Ай бұрын

Experience is the best teacher and we are only responsible for ourselves.

@kathrinkaefer

Ай бұрын

People who say this are in the privileged position of having something to sacrifice. Where do you go from already living as cheaply as you can?

@greenwendal5056

Ай бұрын

@@kathrinkaefer It is getting really bad in the UK now. The great reset is in full swing now. It seems like every time I go to the shop the prices have gone up. The bills I pay go up massively every year. All I do is go work, garden and sleep. That's a too luxurious life in 2024 apparently.

@keithparker1346

Ай бұрын

Imo a LOT of men are doing the rat race stuff to impress women

@keithparker1346

Ай бұрын

​@@greenwendal5056do you enjoy your work? If not change it

Yes indeed, I'm 53 and tired. I have worked since I was 14. I'm tired of being a slave and not getting much from it. What I need more of it peace and quiet.

@Earthtime3978

28 күн бұрын

. Either have enough saved or have a pension. That’s it, unless living in the woods or in a government shelter is what you want. I’m living on SSDI at 60. It’s hell on earth.

@specialeeffexx

10 күн бұрын

Same! I’m 61 and SO ready for peace!

At 23 years of age Im already thinking of pursuing a similar lifestyle. The grind for money and power is simply endless...

Wise words I find peace in nature, hiking, being away from people and their toxicity

a wise man once said, "Once you know that you have enough the whole world belongs to you."

@anweshakar146

29 күн бұрын

Lao Tzu.

@wim432

12 күн бұрын

❤

@dsstudio76

Күн бұрын

yes

I needed this message. I did walk away from everything in 2018 in search of a cabin in the woods and lots of doing nothing except what makes me happy. Unfortunately I got distracted by a man that did everything to keep me in his world, a different version of what I was leaving behind. I broke free and packed everything and told him "you wanted to control everything in my life, now its your burden" and I walked away again. As I sit here frustrated because I don't have a plan so I don't know what to do. I turned on the TV (KZread) and this video pops up. I started to think "what do I want to do" ... then I smiled because I want to do what I wanted to do... I want to head to the forest, feed the birds, buy an old-fashioned rocking chair and drive to West Virginia, find a place to sit and drink freshly squeezed lemonade. That's what I want to do. Thank you.

@Kiki-wi7px

24 күн бұрын

" GO FOR IT " ! ! 👍🏻

@Jana_Rea

22 күн бұрын

❤

@jim6807

20 күн бұрын

Love it

@loriludy9407

18 күн бұрын

Almost heaven, West Virginia

@JohnWarner-wm6lc

18 күн бұрын

Freedom is priceless. Don't buy into the lie !

I’m also 50 years old and think exactly the same, I go wild camping as often as I can and it’s life changing spending time out in our natural environment, observing everything around me

A large chunk of people can safely say there needs are taken care of, it's the extras where we're fooled into thinking we need to acquire. Seeing my parent's generation die out before they could enjoy their pensions and retirement after slaving away for a company and missing out on truly living made me recognize what a terrible deal that is. One of the worst feelings in the world is regret, time is precious it is up to us to savour it as best we can. Living free of debt, free of pressure and free of stress.

My father had a saying “The more you have, the more you have to worry about” Some people chase money because they think it will make them happy, but fail to realise that happiness is a state of mind, some people are happy (even when they have nothing by modern standards), and others are sad and miserable when they seem to have it all.

@planetwalker798

25 күн бұрын

or "the more you own, the more it owns you".

@soulsogreen

25 күн бұрын

sadly it’s most people now, including myself at times, without fully realising it.

@Rog76

24 күн бұрын

@@planetwalker798 that’s also a great way of putting it.

@Rog76

24 күн бұрын

@@soulsogreen 100%

@ssing7113

24 күн бұрын

And some people are happy and content and fulfilled when they “seem to have it all” Works both ways buddy. Your dad fed you the miserable version… so your choice as two sides to every coin. Make excuses and justify why being “poor is cool”. Or be happy and content and “have with all” Your choice

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” ― Henry Ford.

@redrustyhill2

Ай бұрын

One of the most misused stupidest quotes in existence

@SewingBoxDesigns

Ай бұрын

If you know, you know, if you don't, you don't. But that means having and education to know in the first place.

happiness comes from within, not from material things. Change the way you look a things and the things you look at will change. Every day when you wake up say thankyou, appreciate more.

I worked hard all my life. Now I’m 58, retired, wealthy, but find I need very little since my house is paid off. Now it’s all about being in nature.

@katashley1031

27 күн бұрын

That's wonderful, congratulations! 😊

@Sleepypiez35

23 күн бұрын

4 years to goooo can't wait!

@denny5564

21 күн бұрын

Sounds like you need a dirt bike to add some excitement.

@AGVenge

21 күн бұрын

I just bought a dirt bike. So incredibe ! ​@@denny5564

@jim6807

20 күн бұрын

Even then, property taxes are a bitch

I just retired, I so love it. I didn't realize how little I knew about relaxing

@jcampbell2481

23 күн бұрын

Yes, I've been retired for 23 years now and just love it!

My Grandpa has been retired for 20 years and aside from Bible study there's nothing he enjoys more than tinkering. Thats what he calls it. Doing whatever whims him. So happy that he's happy and free. He has a gorgeous collection of whittled walking sticks. If you haven't just sat and whittled a stick I highly recommend it :)

@criddyla696

Ай бұрын

I found a couple of sturdy sticks yesterday and now I see your comment, fantastic I will definitely start whittling soon, cheers for the timely nudge.

I enjoy things on wheels, and my hobbies way too much to not chase my goals. Tractor, truck, and soon a boat. That’s just me, and I enjoy the hustle to get things in life. So not only do i truly enjoy the fruits of my labor but I enjoy the process too.

This is definitely resonating with me. I burnt out and quit my software engineering job about 18 months ago. I actually still love programming and problem solving, but the company environment just brought too much politics and personal pressure. But even without a job, there are almost no days where I wake up with nothing to do -- nothing on my calendar. Even putting aside the parent activities (picking up kids from school and bringing them other places), almost every day has some external commitments for volunteer organisations, musical events etc. I really want to change some things so that I can just wake up and not look at my watch or phone to check if I'm already late for something or somebody.

I haven't worked a full time job in 10 years and zero job other than homesteading for 3 years. The wisdom learned while producing food for oneself (and others) is the wealth. And the time it took to learn it.

@gustaf3387

Ай бұрын

Interesting! You mean you live off grid? To what extent are you producing your own food? Do you hunt it yourself? Do you live without any type of modern comfort from society? Did you write this from an internet cafe or do you use internet in your house? Sorry for stupid questions maybe, but I'm just curious, thanks! :)

@Earthtime3978

28 күн бұрын

@@gustaf3387Don’t worry. It’s usually people with money already who say these things. The average person needs to work, unless they inherit money or win the lottery.

Judge your success in life not by your possesions or the size of your bank balance, but rather by the number of people you have helped.

@karolinasundkvist5762

Ай бұрын

Exactly how I would put it. There's such joy and fulfilment in helping out and caring about others!

@derekstuart9717

Ай бұрын

@@ZenPepperClub ....mmm...

@AmberMyers-ek2bp

Ай бұрын

Thank you! The problem with this video is that this fellow thinks he can be happy achieving “freedom”. Freedom from responsibility is refreshing for anyone who has been a slave. But a freeman should at some point contemplate on the meaning and purpose of life. Just to live “free” is not an option when we take so much for our very survival. We are obliged to give also. Not only to humanity but to the world around us.

I quit the rat race 10 years ago at 52 with 200.00 in my pocket. I'm so happy and free. and richer then most folks I know

@katashley1031

27 күн бұрын

Bravo! Or brava, whichever is appropriate, lol.

@willlaplante4122

22 күн бұрын

How do you live without working?

@spirituallheart

22 күн бұрын

@@willlaplante4122 I've gotten work here and there as a spiritual adviser. Enough for all my needs and more.

@leonorperez5439

20 күн бұрын

And without money he left with $200?!!

@SLLoo-lg7ot

20 күн бұрын

I'd love more details on how you managed this. I'm 53 and feel stuck in the rat race.

Being 53, I made this transformation 2 years ago. Friends and family members find it odd I'm doing this. For 3 decades I worked 50+ hours a week and always felt something was off, missing. The exact thing you have described in this video, is the life change I have made. It is a work in progress. Godspeed to all~

I quit. Now, I am a woodturner and blacksmith. I choose my days. I do not have money, but I have freedom, and I will not willingly trade my life, ever again.

I value inner peace. I am grateful for your facts to consider.

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

Eden's Island 😎

I totally agree, happiness is freedom and freedom comes from within

Best tip I have in this life is "Be useless. For being useless means you cannot be used".

@johenderson3742

Ай бұрын

Interesting...

@danielwells774

Ай бұрын

Lao Tzu

@understandingyourself

Ай бұрын

That’s why Elon musk says “be useful” 🥶

@TheKarlslok

Ай бұрын

As someone who is considered useless, there is a price you have to pay. Loneliness. If you are useless, people dont want to use you, and much of our social interactions are based on using each other. But sure, as long as you provide other people with validation you are providing something of value, and are in that sense not useless anymore.

@alansummerscales3376

Ай бұрын

It is better to choose what you are useful for. Letting others decide for you is dangerous.

The best thing I did was to retire last year at 58……..yesterday I went 4x4ing up some forestry service roads here in BC Canada with friends and there was no one else around, and the views were spectacular 😊

@marknewton6984

Ай бұрын

I took early retirement. Now I'm going kayaking...The Florida Beachcomber 😎

@Earthtime3978

28 күн бұрын

Must be a decent pension, otherwise it ain’t doable.

I’m 55 and family man with 3 kids and mortgage ( nearly paid now thankfully) and I appreciate your wisdom, for me it’s a halfway house I work part time in a warehouse so it’s just about bearable and with MY leisure time I tend to and sit in my garden usually with my cat 🐈 for company and amusement, and if the weather is bad I’m indoors listening to my vinyl and CD collection which gives me a enormous sense of wellbeing, and playing board games with my family, simple pleasures that cost literally nothing PEACE ❤

Beautifully stated. It's nice to see and hear that I am not the only one who has chosen a simple life, living with a connection to my environment. What is work? Something we do for others or for ourselves?

As a stroke survivor of ten years of recovery from 49 up to 59years i have done this cut the crap out of my life and prioritise.

I value autonomous freedom and privacy, which is further being taken away every year. I gave my blood and tears for my country where driving and traveling is a "privilege," doesn't seem like freedom to me.

@lydiawilsonknight828

Ай бұрын

Bless you Bro xxx

Live slow, die old, lol. I've always been very content doing precisely nothing. I don't understand the concept of boredom. I'm grateful to work from home, love being here, and am very content with a slow, simple life. Nice to see this message. 😊

Effectivement , la liberté n'a pas de prix et nous donne un sentiment d'expension intérieure. Merci pour ce message .🙏😇

I hung out with a box turtle today, gave him a strawberry.First time I had seen him this year. He comes around every year for a few weeks.A much needed simple pleasure.

@user-uh5tb9er4o

17 күн бұрын

:)

@ladyventura7302

12 күн бұрын

Maybe he is on vacation from his normal life, lol

As multi-generation American, I can say that my ancestors did not come here to be renters.

@nathanboeger978

Ай бұрын

Your ancestors were pioneers and conquerors. Be proud of them!

@francestaylor9156

Ай бұрын

The Boomers really got brainwashed by some bad ppl. The fact that they’re using up all their retirement money instead of passing it on is destroying the transfer of generational wealth. The powers have convinced them to keep their children and grandchildren as serfs. I don’t know why they buy into the scam except that they can’t think beyond themselves. It is extremely bizarre.

@hlgshm

Ай бұрын

Your ancestors were slave owners and conquistadors who killed 56 millions indigenous Americans. You should be proud of them.

@hlgshm

Ай бұрын

Wow, YT is really quick to delete unallowed comments

@baranovna1

Ай бұрын

And probably stole land that didn’t belong to them

Work..2 Week vacation every year... pay bills..die. Not me. That's an existence, not a life, IMO. Live simply.. Live honestly. When you own too much stuff, that stuff ends up owning you. True wealth is peace and being who you really are. Peace ☮️

even if doing less isn't an option for me right now. i understand your point, it's about the mindset of being laid back, uncontrollable, and the way we were intended to be, free.