How to Survive Without a Salary: Learning How to Live the Conserver Lifestyle

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Have you ever wished you could ... ... quit your boring job? ... take a year off to travel the world? ... Own your own home? ... move to the country? ... retire early? ... have more joy and contentment in your everyday life? Stop wishing and start reading How to Survive Without a Salary. Since its first publication over twenty years ago, this book has helped many make their dreams come true through the “Conserver Lifestyle.” Author Charles Long shows that by changing from consumers to conservers, we can regain control over the way we live. Conservers don't worry about losing their jobs or not having enough for their retirement. They do work that they love instead of settling for whatever pays the rent. They have discovered that it is possible to survive, and even thrive, without a regular salary. How to Survive Without a Salary shows you how you can create your own practical plan for leaving the world of wages by * avoiding consumer traps * earning casual income * budgeting effectively * finding alternatives to high retail prices * saving on taxes and insurance. If you want to leave the rat race behind, have been forced to leave it behind, or simply want to get away from it all for a while, How to Survive Without a Salary offers a valuable combination of inspiration and practical advice that will show how you can survive economically without compromising your values or your happiness. Charles Long has written many articles on living outside of the mainstream for magazines such as Mother Earth News and Harrowsmith. He is also the author of The Backyard Stonebuilder, Cottage Projects, Life After the City, and the novel Undefended Borders. Mr. Long and his family have lived comfortably without a salary for decades in Ontario, Canada.