A modern Good Life?

[Dark Horse Dave]

Interesting little article on the BBC News website about a family giving up the rat race and spending more time doing outdoorsy stuff:

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[Dark Horse Dave]

Aha - beaten to it!

 

[Tony]

I was reading this earlier, it's a great article, these things never really go into the How they manage financially but the principles are great and it's probably a good dream for many of us and some will even do it

 

[xylaria]

I have just read it. It didnt really go into where they park up. You can certainly go woofing with your own van, exchange a park up for a few days work. Good on them, simplifying priorities and living how they wish. There is more to life than the pursuit of money.

 

[British Red]

I was reading this earlier, it's a great article, these things never really go into the How they manage financially but the principles are great and it's probably a good dream for many of us and some will even do it

The big thing we found Tone was to minimise our debt. No mortgage, no car loans or credit cards, no luxury outgoings like premium TV etc. If you then gather wood for eating, grow a lot of fruit and veg, raise a fe chooks and brew your own booze, it doesn't cost a lot to live. You do need some money which may mean some contracting etc. But it doesn't need to be much if you have no mortgage or heat bills and minimal food bill.

 

[mrcharly]

They sold their house and are living off the proceeds for a year. It's just a year spent travelling, good luck to them.

 

[redandshane]

Jeez load of middle class rubbish the length of the article is a give away I know loads of people who live an alternative lifestyle You know its failing when you have too write for the media

 

[Harmonica]

I bought their book 100 family adventures. It's got some good inspiration but is a bit light in detail. The basic message is good though- make the most of time together as a family by spending that time outdoors. I was inspired anyway!


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[backpacker]

This is something that I should imagine we would all love to do is get out of the 'rat race' but the problem is having the guts to just give up everything, the problem is the trappings of life, house, mortgage or renting? car you name it, its all there and for some not all find it hard to give up all those things! personally I would find it hard to just pack it all in and sell everything and live in a caravan.....but in saying that there are a couple of members in my family that have done the very same thing just drifting around the country and we never know where they are from one week to the next! but if they are happy in what they are doing then I say go for it!! I wish them all the very best for the future.

 

[XRV John]

I was wondering how they got over the legal requirement to educate their kids and then read that they were both teachers and went "ahh " So that's one advantage the majority of us don't have. Gave up reading after that

 

[Hammock_man]

Need to own your house to sell at profit to pay for your play time,
need to be able to teach your children to a standard where they can be employed ( being a hippie in the year 2025 is not a job)
needs to be be ongoing, not just a year long game.
Otherwise it just middle class play acting

 

[British Red]

I was wondering how they got over the legal requirement to educate their kids and then read that they were both teachers and went "ahh " So that's one advantage the majority of us don't have. Gave up reading after that

Plenty of people who are not qualified formally home school children.