The Man Who Quit Money

By Mark Sundeen

Book Overview

Grand Prize Winner of the 2015 Green Book Festival Mark Sundeen's new book, The Unsettlers , is coming in January 2017 from Riverhead Books 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594485690
• ISBN13: 9781594485695
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

My favorite read in years

I couldn't put this book down. The subject is inspiring, and the author is just a master. He teaches what I would typically find difficult concepts in a way that's so engaging. I just love his writing. It's an interesting story not only about Daniel, but the author also provides so much context for you in regards to religion, politics, capitalism, and on. I highly recommend it.

Great book!

Well written, gives you lots to think about! I really enjoyed it!