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Ай бұрынDo less, not more. Refuse to take part in the rat race. Happiness comes with freedom, not more work, more debt and more obligations.
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@JC-jz6rx 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн бұрын
Yes. Very well said!
@kathrinkaefer 28 күн бұрын
I wish we were killing ourselves financially for a nice house but no, it's just a small, average one 😂
@greenwendal5056 27 күн 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 27 күн 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 27 күн 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.
@markhines192 28 күн бұрын
True wealth is not having more, but wanting less.
@obscuredbyclouds1022 28 күн бұрын
Agree. This has been the motto of my life in recent years.
@janeyoung4844 28 күн бұрын
Beautifully said ❤
@aragmarverilian8238 28 күн бұрын
“Winners are always those who hunger the less, for they truly know the price of a bite.”
@hikewithmike4673 28 күн бұрын
like so many things in life..."less is truly more!"
@atticuskilby515 28 күн бұрын
For the more you have the more responsibility you have, less freedom.
@sylvainlhuissier1451 25 күн бұрын
"You do a work you hate, to buy things you don't need, to impress people you don't like" -Some wise guy
@DDGVET4 23 күн бұрын
A very wise guy. It's called survival.
@travelingdude1621 23 күн бұрын
That is very true.
@scrungus6230 22 күн бұрын
Tyler Durden from Fight club said this
@Sugarsail1 22 күн бұрын
@@DDGVET4 um no, it's called mindless conformity.
@anattaevergreen4115 22 күн 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
@Fazzer531 13 күн бұрын
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 11 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 10 күн бұрын
Or just TO BE !!
@TJ-kz1ul 6 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 4 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 4 күн бұрын
No, no he wasn't. He was a high level politician. @@Manatee1337
@robertbunnell9590 7 күн бұрын
I'm learning this too I'm 56 and chasing a devaluing currency to get things is slavery
@kjetilknyttnev3702 24 күн бұрын
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 20 күн бұрын
That really sounds like a paradise to me too…❤
@ErikamGar 19 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 19 күн бұрын
We did the same as you only in Canada and yes there is still places here like you discribed Con gattsss .
@SorrowfulBeauty 18 күн бұрын
What a dream. A big congratulations to you! You are an inspiration 😊🦡🦅🌲⭐💚
@HighElf111 16 күн бұрын
Maaaaan that sounds fantastic❤ I wish everyone could live like that. Done with this shit, but nope unfortunately me poor😢
@janeyoung4844 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн бұрын
Solitude is heaven.
@atticuskilby515 28 күн бұрын
Couldn't agree more.
@jykl608 27 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
Less is more
@jasonr5989 27 күн 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.
@midwesternoutdoorsandnatur8272 6 күн бұрын
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 Күн бұрын
Sorry to hear that but glad u r getting out. Their loss. So glad this world is not my home.
@iainmac6136 21 күн бұрын
I left the rat race five years ago. I live in the woods and burn wood and grow potatoes, i am at peace.
@planetwalker798 17 күн бұрын
live in what may i ask? the way you say it sounds like roughing it?
@tjstraw1 16 күн бұрын
I'm very happy for you (no sarcasm) 👍
@iainmac6136 16 күн бұрын
@@planetwalker798 i bought 8 acres of woodland and i built a log cabin
@HighElf111 16 күн бұрын
That sounds amazing. Thats my goal. I'm craving peace and silence. But how? Give some tips plzzz❤
@markrunyon5524 16 күн бұрын
Yet your on you tube,
@ellensedge1898 28 күн бұрын
I work very hard to avoid work.....
@swojnowski453 28 күн бұрын
prevention is the key to stopping any disease ... ;)
@sergiolandz6056 28 күн 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 27 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
The same bul...s...t)
@jasonr5989 27 күн бұрын
@@alexfomin3258 Mine? My experience tells me no bs there.
@michelehughes51 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн бұрын
Beautifully said, stay beautiful sunshine. Blessings from Ireland. 💖🙏💫
@garyfrancis6193 28 күн 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 28 күн бұрын
Always be You my Lovely x
@LilyGazou 28 күн бұрын
Also born inManhasset, raised on the island , lived in the city. Then left.
@donnacain9692 28 күн бұрын
Bless you little lady🙏😊
@nottomclancy2439 6 күн бұрын
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ― Epictetus
@bexiexz 4 күн бұрын
!!
@sehr1515 2 күн бұрын
Saving money is a job, and understanding you dont need "allat" stuff in your life is a great discovery moment.
@bexiexz 2 күн бұрын
@@sehr1515 true true words
@AlmostCoolGuys 23 күн бұрын
Not caring about what other people think of you is a super power.
@freespirit-111 16 күн бұрын
I agree.
@HighElf111 16 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 13 күн бұрын
Im the process of gaining that power
@odnilniloc 13 күн бұрын
Quoted from the great Ed Latimore ❤
@whiteape101 27 күн бұрын
"I sure wish I spent more time at the office." -Said literally no one ever at the dusk of their lives
@ThatShadowPrism 26 күн 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 23 күн 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 21 күн бұрын
Nobody ever said at one’s funeral… “ She had really expensive shoes and a great couch 🛋️.”
@allangurr 19 күн бұрын
Lottery winner wins millions Yep going back to same old job shoveling shit. LMAO.
@missNeb 28 күн бұрын
I'm out of the rat race.....today i had my longest ever conversation with an owl
@LilyGazou 28 күн бұрын
I talk to crows. 😁
@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad 27 күн бұрын
Sounds like a hoot
@michaeljones7372 27 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
Props to you for having the skill of truly listening, a lost art it seems
@aaronreeve1414 23 күн бұрын
Who?
@laddieokelley6095 15 күн бұрын
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 13 күн бұрын
Love it 🙏💕
@angeltravelstheworld 12 күн бұрын
You know you've "made it," when you do life your way .... and with such clarity! :)
@fekigrejps7859 11 күн бұрын
Ur 79..my father 60yo dont know what a keyboard is or smartphone
@_eddiecole 6 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 5 күн бұрын
@@_eddiecole obviously from his comment his goal is to be left alone to be
@charliesuchi85 Күн бұрын
"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.
@ericarachel55 28 күн бұрын
the government hates retirees because we have alot of time, time to question, complain, protest and stir things up
@nickvincent3029 28 күн бұрын
So true. When you’re younger you don’t have time to research and too busy working and bringing up a family.
@Alhaneef1444 27 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
Doing the same here in uk too , stolen 5 years of my pension
@leedutch5155 27 күн бұрын
68 in U.K. they clearly want people to die before claiming that pension
@thevoid902 27 күн 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.
@ericarachel55 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
SMART -- Secret Militarized Armaments in Residential Technology It's also a surveillance device.
@OrangeUp 26 күн бұрын
How come you managed to comment here?
@redrustyhill2 26 күн бұрын
The phone is a tool, nothing more, nothing less. If it controls you, you too are a tool
@ericarachel55 26 күн бұрын
@@redrustyhill2 no reason for snide remarks, enough said
@mrm8900 2 күн бұрын
At 23 years of age Im already thinking of pursuing a similar lifestyle. The grind for money and power is simply endless...
@leviddesign4537 28 күн бұрын
Best tip I have in this life is "Be useless. For being useless means you cannot be used".
@johenderson3742 28 күн бұрын
Interesting...
@danielwells774 28 күн бұрын
Lao Tzu
@understandingyourself 25 күн бұрын
That’s why Elon musk says “be useful” 🥶
@TheKarlslok 23 күн 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 23 күн бұрын
It is better to choose what you are useful for. Letting others decide for you is dangerous.
@paulasullivan2011 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн бұрын
I’m gonna build a small hearth out in the middle of nowhere, just squat and do what I want.
@coleyounger2540 28 күн 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 28 күн бұрын
It’s my plan. A community.
@louisecassidy5991 28 күн бұрын
Ah, but the landlord is responsible for upkeep and repairs.
@jenniferredding8100 28 күн бұрын
I have a small house on 6 acres out in the country in Missouri and I love it.
@Rog76 23 күн бұрын
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 17 күн бұрын
or "the more you own, the more it owns you".
@soulsogreen 17 күн бұрын
sadly it’s most people now, including myself at times, without fully realising it.
@Rog76 16 күн бұрын
@@planetwalker798 that’s also a great way of putting it.
@Rog76 16 күн бұрын
@@soulsogreen 100%
@ssing7113 16 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
@steelmill 23 күн бұрын
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 9 күн бұрын
:)
@ladyventura7302 4 күн бұрын
Maybe he is on vacation from his normal life, lol
@wmbuck7004 28 күн бұрын
As multi-generation American, I can say that my ancestors did not come here to be renters.
@nathanboeger978 27 күн бұрын
Your ancestors were pioneers and conquerors. Be proud of them!
@francestaylor9156 27 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
Your ancestors were slave owners and conquistadors who killed 56 millions indigenous Americans. You should be proud of them.
@hlgshm 27 күн бұрын
Wow, YT is really quick to delete unallowed comments
@baranovna1 27 күн бұрын
And probably stole land that didn’t belong to them
@Augfordpdoggie 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн бұрын
No thanks... sounds somewhat pointless from my Point
@iamnizorro9781 28 күн бұрын
@@JohnTrasher Make your own path
@johnfink69 28 күн бұрын
I started with nothing…. And that’s what I’ve managed to keep.
@richardtaylor6341 28 күн бұрын
Key phrase, "living off your bank account". This does make things easier. Otherwise, it'd be homelessness for me
@yanismoreaux8165 28 күн бұрын
Agenda 2030 kicks in
@Valkium 6 күн бұрын
"I think I'm quite ready for another adventure" B. Baggins
@scottmorton5379 23 күн бұрын
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 9 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 3 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
@Plan_it-Farm 28 күн бұрын
Do less get out of the rat race is truth.
@feth7747 28 күн бұрын
Absolutly: The rat race
@jykl608 27 күн бұрын
More practical advice; buy gold and silver now those things are going up.
@keithparker1346 27 күн бұрын
@@jykl608that's just joining the rat race
@user-nk8ww9ce9k 27 күн бұрын
@@keithparker1346 IF you think that is joining the rat race, the rats will eat you.
@shimrrashai-rc8fq 27 күн 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.
@chadvagbuster6580 28 күн бұрын
I could easily listen to this man talk for hours
@xbemos 28 күн 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 28 күн бұрын
Same here. I wish he made longer videos
@NadiaDubininaValues 27 күн бұрын
Common sense is so attractive)
@zenwisdom4259 23 күн бұрын
a wise man once said, "Once you know that you have enough the whole world belongs to you."
@anweshakar146 20 күн бұрын
Lao Tzu.
@wim432 4 күн бұрын
❤
@philg7889 21 күн бұрын
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 16 күн бұрын
Can I go with you? I'm 62 and I can be quiet. :)
@almudenagonzalez760 14 күн бұрын
Same situation, Same feelings!!! But , I have to work untill I am 67!!!! Crazy .Greetings from Madrid
@wendym2544 14 күн бұрын
I'm 62 and would love to join you. I can be quiet. :)
@Anony_mouse2 11 күн бұрын
68 have been retired nearly 4yrs...every day is Sunday✨️
@mcrow9599 28 күн бұрын
Time becomes more precious, the older one becomes
@davidhunter801 25 күн бұрын
Time doesn't fly, it bounds and leaps (according to John Prine).
@turtleanton6539 21 күн бұрын
Yes🎉
@EC-yd9yv 15 күн бұрын
also the older we get, time goes by more quickly. Im 65...a year seems more like a month to me.🌻 🕊️💗
@gill8779 4 күн бұрын
@@EC-yd9yv Absolutely, I am 67 & time is going so fast, weeks fly by!!!
@johngodley256 4 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.
@dmtaboo_truth7052 28 күн бұрын
I'm tired of paying taxes to a government that doesn't represent me, and is actively working against me.
@shimrrashai-rc8fq 27 күн бұрын
Yes, the government is working against you because it is serving the owning class, the moneyed class with millions and billions far in excess of their wildest need and those people have control over it and you don't. They should not be seen as having a "right" to all that that they had other people make FOR them. That's why you need to learn how to Collective Bargain, and also how to organize horizontal cooperation so that you can build a societal base that is independent of them and their government while also not pathologizing help and mutuality (natural parts of humankind).
@glowiever 26 күн бұрын
based
@dogegamer3288 26 күн бұрын
cry me a river. That's been the plight of EVERYONE for thousands of years.
@dmtaboo_truth7052 26 күн бұрын
@@dogegamer3288 Rubbish. Borders used to be defended from outsiders.
@redrustyhill2 26 күн бұрын
Welcome to life of every person the past 5k years
@lisacronin9333 11 күн бұрын
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 ☮️
@TheMoneyMakingMentor 21 күн бұрын
I have been decluttering my home and it feels great. Less things to worry about.
@PraveenSriram 21 күн бұрын
I need to declutter my home also
@lawncare-4u849 5 күн бұрын
@@PraveenSriramme too, been in this one 19yrs 🙈
@tmt6691 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн бұрын
very nicely put
@greenwendal5056 27 күн 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 27 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
@@keithparker1346 BINGO.
@kerbyjackson88 26 күн 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.
@vm8762 28 күн бұрын
"Hard earned wisdom from the deep woods." I'll keep this quote for myself
@SgtJackRose 2 күн бұрын
“Subscribe if you want…”. “Whatever”. Love it!!
@rebeccamiller1741 9 күн бұрын
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 8 күн бұрын
It's getting harder and harder to be happy in Ontario lol. Glad you found it!
@rebeccamiller1741 8 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 7 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 6 күн бұрын
Sounds like a beautiful life. Peace
@amx9962 19 күн бұрын
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 Күн бұрын
you wanna be a lizard and I for one support you in your efforts
@amx9962 6 сағат 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"
@graemesaunderson4218 28 күн бұрын
Time is the most precious commodity we have.
@atticuskilby515 28 күн бұрын
I would say health and then time.
@keithparker1346 27 күн 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 27 күн 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 25 күн 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 23 күн бұрын
@@keithparker1346its health, time doesnt even exist, considering its a man made concept.
@beerman204 28 күн бұрын
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 21 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 19 күн бұрын
….in the woods.
@allangurr 19 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 19 күн бұрын
@@Earthtime3978You're comment is awesome. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@SorrowfulBeauty 18 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.
@waynespence9122 7 күн бұрын
Modern day superpowers. Not caring what anyone else thinks or says. Being comfortably being alone and enjoying it.
@Deathmetal6maniac6 3 сағат бұрын
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.
@patkilmurray4702 28 күн бұрын
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 27 күн бұрын
I see freedom as doing what you want rather than doing nothing....But I am happy if you are happy
@shimrrashai-rc8fq 27 күн бұрын
This is why companies and the owning class want to raise the retirement age.
@sauter1 27 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
❤
@stevierayripple 27 күн 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...
@What_is_wrong_with_this_world 28 күн бұрын
"He has the most who is most content with the least." - Diogenes
@redrustyhill2 26 күн бұрын
Diogenes was a fool......me
@00mazone 9 күн бұрын
I mean, maybe not to that extreme though. I like using a bowl to eat my food 😆
@oldmanscribbe1 21 күн бұрын
Currently feeling burned out and this hits home
@PraveenSriram 21 күн бұрын
I felt burned out when I was younger
@katashley1031 19 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 12 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 11 күн бұрын
Every day is Sunday when yer retired ✌️🥴💛
@oldmanscribbe1 6 күн бұрын
@@katashley1031 ty. Recently cut out the side work to spend more time with family 👌
@Gerz970 20 күн бұрын
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 6 күн бұрын
Maybe don’t quit, just take a month off. You never know how much greener the grass is.
@Gerz970 6 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.
@donnadeandean2720 28 күн бұрын
I am a slave to my bills. I am getting older. What keeps us broke are taxes and high cost of living. 😢
@donnacain9692 28 күн бұрын
donnadean well said same here a slave to bills🙏💐
@shimrrashai-rc8fq 27 күн 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 26 күн бұрын
just keep working then and find joy in the job.
@susanlippy1009 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын
Yup, we arent broke cause of laziness but theft and policy.
@andylewis7360 28 күн бұрын
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 21 күн бұрын
So spot on!
@Earthtime3978 19 күн бұрын
Which means use your time to work otherwise they’ll find your wallet in the woods.
@KerryHopkins 15 күн бұрын
I don't think happiness is freedom. Happiness is relationships/community, but freedom is in the mix to be happy too
@Hj4a 11 күн бұрын
I took from it that an enslaved mind can't be truly happy.
@spirituallheart 20 күн бұрын
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 19 күн бұрын
Bravo! Or brava, whichever is appropriate, lol.
@willlaplante4122 14 күн бұрын
How do you live without working?
@spirituallheart 14 күн бұрын
@@willlaplante4122 I've gotten work here and there as a spiritual adviser. Enough for all my needs and more.
@leonorperez5439 12 күн бұрын
And without money he left with $200?!!
@SLLoo-lg7ot 12 күн бұрын
I'd love more details on how you managed this. I'm 53 and feel stuck in the rat race.
@mr.mensch1557 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн 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 ...
@ozarkrefugee 28 күн бұрын
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 19 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 2 күн бұрын
Same! I’m 61 and SO ready for peace!
@flesz_ 5 күн бұрын
Wise words I find peace in nature, hiking, being away from people and their toxicity
@Kimonha 19 күн бұрын
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 19 күн бұрын
That's wonderful, congratulations! 😊
@Sleepypiez35 15 күн бұрын
4 years to goooo can't wait!
@denny5564 13 күн бұрын
Sounds like you need a dirt bike to add some excitement.
@AGVenge 12 күн бұрын
I just bought a dirt bike. So incredibe ! @@denny5564
@jim6807 12 күн бұрын
Even then, property taxes are a bitch
@daviddodaro5914 28 күн бұрын
Love your videos, from rural Indiana USA. My motto is "leave me the F**k alone".
@julieannmyers8714 27 күн бұрын
As our ancestors said 250 years ago, "Don't Tread On Me!"
@marknewton6984 26 күн бұрын
Same motto I have in Florida...The Beachcomber 😎
@user-ev2og9gy4v 22 күн бұрын
Hey neighbor. I'm in rural southern Indiana
@AmberMyers-ek2bp 22 күн 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.
@IntrustGames 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн бұрын
Experience is the best teacher and we are only responsible for ourselves.
@kathrinkaefer 28 күн 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 27 күн 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 27 күн бұрын
Imo a LOT of men are doing the rat race stuff to impress women
@keithparker1346 27 күн бұрын
@@greenwendal5056do you enjoy your work? If not change it
@dantastic6262 8 күн бұрын
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 7 күн бұрын
Sounds perfect...
@higherpurpose1212 6 күн бұрын
sounds great, only if you don't have kids...
@dantastic6262 6 күн бұрын
@@higherpurpose1212 I have 2 kids, but also a car
@stevenvitali7404 7 күн бұрын
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
@RRAREBEAR 26 күн бұрын
“The wealthiest man is the one who is satisfied with the least.” Great video Bjorn
@davidbooher5559 21 күн бұрын
Someone wise once said “ it’s not about how much you need to live, but rather, how much you can live without.
@gretchenjohnson696 28 күн бұрын
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 27 күн бұрын
What kind of rows?
@The1Green4Man 26 күн бұрын
@@martijn2246 Crop rows.
@redrustyhill2 26 күн бұрын
What matters is nothing. Nothing matters
@The1Green4Man 26 күн бұрын
@@redrustyhill2 I’m sorry mate, I hope your life improves
@2011fallenstar Күн бұрын
For me happiness is to be useful to my family and in my work. I won't feel happy alone in the woods nor just sitting and getting paid.
@growlerthe2nd712 18 күн бұрын
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 ❤
@Midrider59 28 күн бұрын
Time and Freedom are more precious than gold!
@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf 26 күн бұрын
And sex
@palmer3977 28 күн бұрын
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” ― Henry Ford.
@redrustyhill2 26 күн бұрын
One of the most misused stupidest quotes in existence
@SewingBoxDesigns 25 күн 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.
@michaelstenson1997 8 күн бұрын
I think more people are on your wavelength these days and you are so right
@mattropoliss 12 күн бұрын
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.
@RiseandGrind63 28 күн бұрын
I just retired, I so love it. I didn't realize how little I knew about relaxing
@jcampbell2481 15 күн бұрын
Yes, I've been retired for 23 years now and just love it!
@theimperialist2686 28 күн бұрын
At the end of the day, we should focus to better ourselves and not be dependent slaves on the state.
@shimrrashai-rc8fq 27 күн 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.
@jhvudnsbcfhkdbnvb1868 Күн бұрын
I'm 27 and im already tired of this all this. All that strugle, ambition, education to end in shitty job , after which i don't have living wage nor energy to enjoy anything. I would like to live in cabin and work 20-30h/week.
@davidmatthews9088 6 күн бұрын
Not so much about doing less and working less hard. More about taking complication out of the life.
@tinatree1739 27 күн бұрын
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 (KZfaq) 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 15 күн бұрын
" GO FOR IT " ! ! 👍🏻
@Jana_Rea 14 күн бұрын
❤
@jim6807 12 күн бұрын
Love it
@loriludy9407 10 күн бұрын
Almost heaven, West Virginia
@JohnWarner-wm6lc 10 күн бұрын
Freedom is priceless. Don't buy into the lie !
@user-hj6bb7qm9r 28 күн бұрын
I value inner peace. I am grateful for your facts to consider.
@marknewton6984 26 күн бұрын
Eden's Island 😎
@karenhillblom7131 3 күн бұрын
Retired and started downsizing. Feel light and the pain in my heart is gone.
@honorb4glory606 8 күн бұрын
I work three days a week, and live simply. I take care of my most valuable possession; my body, and I ride bicycles everywhere. I love riding bikes. They're my peace, joy and excitement.
@biggestnate3 28 күн бұрын
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 21 күн 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 19 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.
@kitbo 27 күн бұрын
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 :)
@kristijanmarinovic512 5 күн бұрын
True freedom is not in doing whatever you like. It is in being able to not to do what you dont want.
@715andy715 22 күн бұрын
There's more than one reason that staff turnover in hospices (end of life care) is so high. Aside from the obvious emotional toll, there's only so many times you can be told by different people on their deathbed "don't waste your life at work" before it starts to hit home.
@jcampbell2481 15 күн бұрын
Yes, I retired at 54. I'm now 77 and life has been just amazing over the years. Quality of life is very important.
@ahoblit 28 күн бұрын
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 22 күн 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.
@derekstuart9717 28 күн бұрын
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 26 күн бұрын
Exactly how I would put it. There's such joy and fulfilment in helping out and caring about others!
@derekstuart9717 25 күн бұрын
@@ZenPepperClub ....mmm...
@AmberMyers-ek2bp 22 күн 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.
@modesto885 11 күн бұрын
Value is that well designed jacket you have on. The skill it took to create it is true value.
@user-vq9ff3fx5g Күн бұрын
Yes yes yessssss.... I am also half a century old and I have no ambition, except to be more free, to live and be alive :)
@chrisbergmann6280 28 күн бұрын
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 26 күн бұрын
I took early retirement. Now I'm going kayaking...The Florida Beachcomber 😎
@Earthtime3978 19 күн бұрын
Must be a decent pension, otherwise it ain’t doable.
@picklesnoutpenobscott3165 27 күн бұрын
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.
@jckim1433 2 күн бұрын
"There is no meaning to life, until you give it meaning " JC
@legendarybattle-master2742 20 күн бұрын
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.
@FreedomFighter485 28 күн бұрын
This commentary pretty much sums up my way of thinking. I figured this out over 10 years ago and executed that plan of freedom. I left the city and bought a house nestled in the woods where I spend all day every day close to nature. Every day is a happy day, as quality of life is amazing.
@koenv.i.9188 21 күн бұрын
Still need to buy a house though
@Earthtime3978 19 күн бұрын
That plan involved a shit ton of money however.
@FreedomFighter485 19 күн бұрын
@@Earthtime3978 When i sold my house in the city and bought my country home the difference in price was roughly $250K. It was an easy decision as the move also left me debt free after the move.
@lindychadwick6640 28 күн бұрын
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.
@stefanhansen5882 10 күн бұрын
I'm very much in sync with this. Health, friendship, love, nature, freedom, quietness, beauty, integrity, authenticity-these are some of the few things which actually matter.
@sebastianricardez8801 21 күн бұрын
“If you do a job with the only purpose of making money, you will do things that you don’t like in order to go on living, that is to keep on doing things that you don’t like. Which is stupid!” -Alan Watts
@sheckypavel9452 28 күн бұрын
I also do not care about what others think, about what I do. I have 100% freedom .I camped in the desert for two nights alone last weekend .I had a wonderful time. Did not cost a lot . THANK YOU BJORN !!!!! Great channel.
@lesbianmustardbottle957 28 күн бұрын
I'd be frightened of sandworms and giant scorpions. Need lots of fire.
@NadiaDubininaValues 27 күн бұрын
That sounds great! Happy for you!
@sheckypavel9452 27 күн бұрын
@@NadiaDubininaValuesThank You, that is sweet,just like Bjorn,I encourage everyone to try camping.
@NadiaDubininaValues 27 күн бұрын
@@sheckypavel9452 I love nature so I do camping from time to time but never alone. I wouldn't survive)))
@johnnymo4000 28 күн бұрын
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 28 күн бұрын
Bless you Bro xxx
@DesireGeneral 3 күн бұрын
I’m with you on the mind numbing adventures in employment and the numbers do not add up. Fresh air has more kick than coffee.
@realmusic4534 22 күн бұрын
I'm 65 yrs old retired from work one year ago and the only regret I have is that I didn't get out of the rat race years ago. I'm swimming in the sea most day's and walking through beautiful scenery most day's. I'm loving life like never before.
@vm8762 28 күн бұрын
I learned my lesson the hard way. I realised the only channel that I can truly trust is Bjorn's channel. I've seen so many channels lie about how you can make lots of money, etc. it's all been a lie
@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen 28 күн бұрын
Thanks! I am sure there are many good channels out there, but the fast money attitude seems to be very popular these days. And yes, I think most of us learn these life lessons the hard way.
@vm8762 28 күн бұрын
@@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen I'm glad I learned this lesson at a young age. I'm in my early 20s right now
@alexdetrojan4534 28 күн бұрын
😅
@UlfTorson 28 күн бұрын
Selling my 1/4 acre home. Buying a 200+ acre forested lot with a hunting cabin. No mortgage, no utility bills, $500 per year taxes. Enough left over to install a solar energy system and buy enough animals to reduce my grocery bill by half to start, with plans to expand and make more money than my generous salary provides within 5 years, for only working two days a week. With no bills. I dont even care about the money. I'll leave that for my kids so they can leep the property forever.
@LilyGazou 28 күн бұрын
Perfect. 🌺
@perkypat2214 21 күн бұрын
Awesome. Which country?
@Earthtime3978 19 күн бұрын
Not everyone has a house to sell. And only people with money say they “don’t care about the money.”
@jckim1433 2 күн бұрын
Freedom + Time + knowing i = Happiness
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