How to make less money? - Lemmy.World
I have been reading Hickman’s Hinterlands
[https://shagbark.substack.com/p/how-to-live-on-432-a-month-in-america] and am
intrigued with the idea of trying to escape American Money Culture by moving to
someplace relatively cheap and obscure. This is not (IMO) some post-apocalypse,
hunter gatherer lifestyle, just going to some neglected place with a lower cost
of living. The trick is, how to take advantage of it? Still need some money. How
does one make a reliable, lower income without either demeaning yourself or
constantly worrying about how to pay the bills? The local economies in these
places are not too lucrative - that’s why they are cheap. One can publish online
as Hickman does, but I can’t write that well. Selling crafts might be an option.
Any other ideas?
I have two cats. They have taught me: “you do you”:
Lizzie sweeps the floor around the food bowls with her paws after eating. One can’t be too neat.
Emma collects little rugs and rags at her favorite scratching pad. I really can’t think of a motive for this.
Background: I haven’t used weed in decades, I have no personal interest in its legal status.
I can’t think of a single bad thing that has happened. People are more open about smoking, you can smell it in the street sometimes. I live in a tourist destination, there are ads everywhere for dispensaries. I assume getting high is at least part of the attraction for visitors.
Also, I assume it has had a negative effect on illegal drugs - why bother? - but I wouldn’t know anyway.
Yes, I supported it at the time, have not changed my view.
We can adapt one of theirs, how about “Tamp the dirt down” by Elvis Costello?
Excellent, please do, Elon. Arguably he has never been in politics, he just bought off Trump to get a job.
Coffee. Fresh roasted coffee smells heavenly.
Sure enough. Thanks, the source is reputable enough, but I should have checked it anyway.
