Would you live in your car?
I admit, I've often thought of just giving it all up and living in my car or a small RV. Just think of all the things you wouldn't have to deal with anymore. You could have a different backyard every day, anywhere in the country you'd like to visit. Your expenses would be minimal and the basic necessities of life are mostly all achievable through public means. You'd have the complete freedom to do whatever you like whenever you want, without being tied down to a crushing mortgage payment or rising utility bills.This is the occasional life of Jassen Bowman who tells us an incredible story of his voluntary adventures in living the mobile life. While I admire his simplistic outlook on life and the way he distances himself from a dependancy on materialism, he also makes quite a point to relay the positive impact that a downsized life has on the environment. You may think living in a car or RV would be harmful with the gas usage, but consider the comparison to the energy used in an average American home.
I guess the argument could go either way, if you take long-term environmental impact into consideration. What are some of your opinions?
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5-10-2008 @ 2:49AM
Jassen Bowman said...
Thanks for the article citation, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I wouldn't necessarily say that I have a simplistic outlook on life, but I definitely believe that if more Americans went through some level of simplification, with whatever that means for them, then we would be on the right track towards a better world overall.
It should also be mentioned, however, that the "mobile" lifestyle does create some other issues. The gym I go to every day keeps the heat on and the water running, and the economic engine that produces 100% of my food is something that I'm completely dependent upon for sustenance. For RV folks, they rely on the presence of dump stations that feed into public sewers. The list goes on. We are in no way unplugged from the rest of civilization, but actually quite have to rely on it.
Take care!
-Jassen
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