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Andrew Gubb · 09-28-2009, 10:17 AM

OK -

Read Chris Guillebeau | The Art of Non-Conformity

Buy his guide to making a small business and get your money back if this was bad advice - if not enjoy. (I intend to buy that thing when I have the money. I think Chris is a genius).

So, yeah, I really vibe with your POV. I felt utterly, utterly trapped for a few years in school, and got so angry you wouldn't believe.

Things are working out for me now. I'm teaching English independently, and have done energy healings independently too (I will again later once I've focused on English for a bit longer).

I've slept on the streets in order to avoid the indignity of selling myself. I actually didn't have to, but I felt so pressured by the fear of not getting a job which society had instilled in me that I decided to confront my fear by taking on "the worst case scenario".

I've lived in squats. Do you know squats? In Spain there is a big squatting culture. You find an empty building and make it yours. If you do it right you won't get in legal trouble for it, but it's good to get to know some anarchists and research the topic well before trying. Well, I've never squatted my own house, I stayed in my friends' squats. It can be quite liberating, though it does have its downsides.

You could also look into couchsurfing as a way of avoiding paying the rent.

I eat food which I either get by skipping (aka dumpster diving) - the stuff that shops throw out at the end of the day. It's usually actually quite good. The place I go is an organic supermarket which gives me as much bread as I can eat every day among other things. They're nice people who separate different types of food into different bags for the skippers.

I also steal a bit. (Legal notice: the previous sentence was a lie). I don't like it much, but then I find big supermarket chains so disagreeable that for me, stealing from them is a form of activism.

Now I live in a very cheap flat while I work on building my income. Things are good.

09-28-2009, 10:17 AM	#36 (permalink)
Andrew Gubb Family Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nationality: British Soul: Otherworldly Current Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 5,960	OK - Read Chris Guillebeau \| The Art of Non-Conformity Buy his guide to making a small business and get your money back if this was bad advice - if not enjoy. (I intend to buy that thing when I have the money. I think Chris is a genius). So, yeah, I really vibe with your POV. I felt utterly, utterly trapped for a few years in school, and got so angry you wouldn't believe. Things are working out for me now. I'm teaching English independently, and have done energy healings independently too (I will again later once I've focused on English for a bit longer). I've slept on the streets in order to avoid the indignity of selling myself. I actually didn't have to, but I felt so pressured by the fear of not getting a job which society had instilled in me that I decided to confront my fear by taking on "the worst case scenario". I've lived in squats. Do you know squats? In Spain there is a big squatting culture. You find an empty building and make it yours. If you do it right you won't get in legal trouble for it, but it's good to get to know some anarchists and research the topic well before trying. Well, I've never squatted my own house, I stayed in my friends' squats. It can be quite liberating, though it does have its downsides. You could also look into couchsurfing as a way of avoiding paying the rent. I eat food which I either get by skipping (aka dumpster diving) - the stuff that shops throw out at the end of the day. It's usually actually quite good. The place I go is an organic supermarket which gives me as much bread as I can eat every day among other things. They're nice people who separate different types of food into different bags for the skippers. I also steal a bit. (Legal notice: the previous sentence was a lie). I don't like it much, but then I find big supermarket chains so disagreeable that for me, stealing from them is a form of activism. Now I live in a very cheap flat while I work on building my income. Things are good.