FIRE Extreme: 1968

[RetiredGypsy]

Here's a guy who retired in the late 60's, trekked up to Alaska, and carved out a home and life in Alaska for the next 35 years. An axe, a file, and a pan, and you could quit your job today too!

But really, this is a great

documentary

about a man who said screw it all, and tested himself by going back to the basics. It's a great show to watch, and I plan on using it as motivation to not become the Flying Purple Consumer Monster or its henchmen Debt Boy.

[RetiredGypsy]

I should also mention that it's free from Google's video site. Free is good!

[retire@40]

We talked about this story here as well...

http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ory-15492.html

[RetiredGypsy]

Son of a crap, beat me by four years.

[RunningBum]

Didn't work out so well for Chris McCandless, aka Alexander Supertramp.

[RetiredGypsy]

It worked out well for every good guy in every Louis L'amour book I remember reading.