num_pages: 224
description: In the late seventies at the age of eighteen and with a seventh-grade education Dolly Freed wrote Possum Living about the five years she and her father lived off the land on a half-acre lot outside of Philadelphia. At the time of its publication in 1978 Possum Living became an instant classic known for its plucky narration and no-nonsense practical advice on how to quit the rat race and live frugally. In her delightful straightforward and irreverent style Freed guides readers on how to buy and maintain a home dress well cope with the law stay healthy save money and be lazy proud miserly and honest all while enjoying leisure and keeping up a middle-class faade.Thirty years later Freed's philosophy is world-renowned and Possum Living remains as fascinating inspirational and pertinent as it was upon its original publication. This updated edition includes new reflections insights and life lessons from an older and wiser Dolly Freed whose knowledge of how to live like a possum has given her financial security and the confidence to try new ventures.
language: English
title: Possum Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and With (Almost) No Money
publisher: Tin House Books