About the book
Elizabeth Willard Thames tells how she and her husband, Nate, two young urban professionals worn down by nine-to-five jobs, saved as much as they could so they could retire early and become homesteaders in rural Vermont. In 2014 they were still in the rat race; in less than three years they had reached financial independence, and they now live with their young daughters on a 66-acre homestead in the Vermont woods. Thames treats frugality as a conscious choice to live below one's means rather than a story of hardship, and argues that what it brings is the freedom that comes with financial security. She also rejects the cultural promise that a good life can be bought.
Cal Newport, who interviewed Thames for his book on digital minimalism and found the conversation fascinating, recommended it.
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Cal Newport (Author)
Liz Thames of Frugalwoods fame, recently published her first book: Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living. It tells the story of how she and her husband Nate left a busy life in Cambridge, MA, to live simply but richly on a 66-acre homestead in Vermont. I recently interviewed Liz for my upcoming book on digital minimalism, and was fascinated by the conversation. I recommend both her blog and book.
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