Dropping out
What motivates people to quit work and dump the consumer
philosophy? After they drop out what happens? Here are
some statistics from the book "Overspent American".
Reasons for dropping out:
1. Wanted more free time and less stress 31%
2. Misc. and personal motivations 23%
3. Wanted more time to raise children 18%
4. Wanted a more meaningful life 15%
5. Discouraged by competitive economy 5%
6. Material success no longer of interest 5%
7. Wanted a less consumptive lifestyle 3%
What happened after dropping out:
1. Happy with change but still miss the income 35%
2. Happy with change and don't miss the income 28%
3. The change is a hardship but worthwhile 19%
4. Unhappy with the change 15%
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What if find interesting is that religious and
ecological reasons do not appear in this study. I
know they exist once people drop out. What i suspect
is that people drop out for personal reasons and
then move into ecology and spirituality later.
Another possibility is the study did not ask the right
questions and this biased the results.
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Jeff Owens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Zone 7, http://www.teleport.com/~kowens
Underground house, solar energy, reduced consumption, no TV
