One more oldie but goodie . . .
that I just found on my bookshelf is a book called How to Survive Without a Salary by Charles Long. Published in about 1980, it covers a little chattel, sales and how to live inexpensively (based on the double digit inflation of those days.)
Long tells an interesting story of his travels in the Australian Outback, where Long, a Canadian, met an itinerant, eccentric salesman who traded fresh fish for tires, beer, and cash. The old bloke continually made money by buying low and selling high as he traveled in his beat up old truck. Long became his sidekick for a time. A really entertaining story that was eye opening for me - I realized that you really CAN survive without a job.
It's pre-Internet and dated in parts, but worth the read if you can find it.
Thanks for listening,
Bob
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