The Man Who Quit Money, Mark Sundeen
The Man Who Quit Money, Mark Sundeen
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The Man Who Quit Money

Author: Mark Sundeen

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 7 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/21/2012


Synopsis

A Walden for the 21st century, the true story of a man who has radically reinvented "the good life."

In 2000, Daniel Suelo left his life savings-all thirty dollars of it-in a phone booth. He has lived without money-and with a newfound sense of freedom and security-ever since.

The Man Who Quit Money is an account of how one man learned to live, sanely and happily, without earning, receiving, or spending a single cent. Suelo doesn't pay taxes, or accept food stamps or welfare. He lives in caves in the Utah canyonlands, forages wild foods and gourmet discards. He no longer even carries an I.D. Yet he manages to amply fulfill not only the basic human needs-for shelter, food, and warmth-but, to an enviable degree, the universal desires for companionship, purpose, and spiritual engagement. In retracing the surprising path and guiding philosophy that led Suelo into this way of life, Sundeen raises provocative and riveting questions about the decisions we all make, by default or by design, about how we live-and how we might live better.

About Mark Sundeen

Mark Sundeen is a contributor to Outside, New York Times Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, and McSweeney's. He is the author of The Making of Toro and Car Camping.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Damian on April 02, 2012

It is an honor to be called "Daniel's best friend" in this gripping book about him that describes how he learned to live abundantly by rejecting our cultural beliefs about money. Daniel and I were roommates at the University of Colorado 25 years ago and we have remained close ever since, living in t......more

Goodreads review by Ancient on March 29, 2016

I've been following Suelo's blog and website (Moneyless World - Free World - Priceless World and Living Without Money) for years, now, and it's great to see that somebody finally wrote a book detailing more of his life's story. Suelo is one of my heroes. He's not just a man of ideas, he's a man wh......more

Goodreads review by Mathew on April 25, 2012

I can't recommend this book highly enough. Reminiscent of Elizabeth Gilbert's "The Last American Man," it's a wonderful biography of a man who chooses to live his life on the frontiers of a simple question: What would it mean to live a life without money? While the subject is Daniel Suelo, most read......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on April 10, 2013

I DO NOT like Daniel Suelo. This guy is Freddy Freeloader. His quest to give up money would be a lot more admirable if he didn't let others take him out to dinner, sleep at their homes and dumpster dive for things that other people paid for. If he lived only off the land, grew his own food, hunted,......more

Goodreads review by Jason on November 24, 2013

The story of Daniel Suelo will linger with you long after you finish this book. His refusal to participate in the money system - he neither works for wages nor accepts any kind of government assistance - draws frequent criticism from those who do not look deep enough. Your tax dollars are not suppor......more