Possum Living Part 2 of 3

A short documentary of Dolly Freed, author of the 1970s cult classic Possum Living.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Possum
• Living
• Part
• 2
• of
• 3

[SpockOfRock]

Her poor mother never understood that the most important thing is life is freedom, not money...

I'll say one thing for these people, they never got ripped off by Bernie Madoff. They never got "downsized". They don't care about your stock market and your greed. Your economy will rise and fall and these people will pass their days in happiness never knowing of your grief. And they won't have their lives shortened by the breakneck pace of the modern world.

[TragicCanyon]

This isn't odd...what we have done with technology is the oddity...this is how humans have lived for millions of years. Hunting and gathering. Period.

[mrcoconutdick]

I own my place free and clear. Unfortunately, that means little since I owe thousands a year in property taxes, mostly to pay for other people's kids to go to school. As real unemployment continues to go up it will be interesting to see what happens. I guess the plan is to place liens on the property when people like me when we can no longer pay. Interestingly, banks that own so many foreclosed properties are allowed to defer these taxes passing them onto whoever buys a foreclosed property.

[wpc1013]

@festyxfi The problem is that many men who want to live like this also want women who would be subservient to them.

[wheatcandle]

2:04-2:48 Any questions?

[jackrkilby]

Grind that wheet girl!

[MrRobertGulabo]

@festyxfi Truth!!!

[MrRobertGulabo]

They are truly free. Because a lot of people think they're free, but really, you aren't. If you are truly free, you can take off anytime to go visit loves ones... take a break whenever you like... enjoy your life whenever you like. Instead, you are bound by rules and the system... and the only vacation you get is those measly 2 weeks at the end of each year. And when you get it, you usually are so stressed out that you come out of it tired and exhausted.

[lolavex]

@festyxfi That goes both ways, honestly. Women end up doing whatever it takes to attract a mate and that means spending a lot of money to improve their looks.

[plutoplatters]

@SpockOfRock so correct...sooooooooo correct ! exactly.

[callahan9119]

@festyxfi

Actually she went on to work for NASA and is against this now, it turns out her father was abusively domineering and this was about her doing what he wanted.

[festyxfi]

More men would live like this if more women would join them while doing it. Men end up doing whatever it takes to attract a mate...that means money and comfort and stuff. Sorry ladies, it's the truth. If you want change, start responding to guys that value frugality and simple living.