THOR SAYS

[amorphous]

http://monofonuspress.com/how-to-live-l ... hor-harris

[aen]

good tips! I just wish vegetables were delicious in my mouth instead of the Taste of Sadness.

[odontophobia]

good tips! I just wish vegetables were delicious in my mouth instead of the Taste of Sadness.

fruits are in the produce aisle.
cucumbers are good. so are bell peppers.

grilled asparagus from the midwest is a godsend in the summertime. anybody who disagrees can drink my asparagus piss come july or august.

[AxAxSxS]

Asparagus is my favoritest. Some garlic, salt and lemon juice, sautee in olive oil until it's soft inside.. delish

Cucumber is the best for greek foods, make some zatziki sauce and cube the rest with tomatoes. add to any meat for killer sammiches.

[Bassist_Diver]

good tips! I just wish vegetables were delicious in my mouth instead of the Taste of Sadness.

Easy fix:



Also, to hell with buying produce, fucking grow it in your back yard. Don't have enough dirt for a garden? Make one of these bad boys:

[univalve]

Good list. Thanks for sharing.

[Rob Fossil]

OK, so for the most part, this list only works if only a small part of the population follows the suggested tips for living. The list starts out with some basic, common sense advice:

1. Don't smoke cigarettes. No one (aside from Big Tobacco) is going to argue the money saving benefits of not smoking, Cigs are expensive and the money you will save in health care costs down the road are huge.

2. Get more exercise. Good advice most people choose to ignore. You don't need to spend any money do do a push-up, a sit-up. or take a walk.

3. Eat healthy. Again, common sense advice. The only problem with this is, unless you grow, can/store and barter with others for their provisions, eating healthy is expensive. There is a reason a lot of people buy prepackaged food or eat at fast food restaurants; because it's cheap and easy. You can feed a feed a family of four a complete dinner of pseudo-food for the price of a couple of cartons of berries. Most low income families would starve on the portion sizes that they would get from shopping only at the produce section.

All of the above suggestions are pretty solid, but the majority of the remaining "tips" only work if a small number of people follow them or you are selfish and don't care about your community. For example:

DRIVE OLD JAPANESE CARS. EASY AND CHEAP TO FIX & THEY RUN FOR FUCKING EVER. There are a finite number of used, quality Japanese cars. If the majority of people followed this advice, the stock of used cars from Japan would be depleted pretty quickly. Also, this would kill the auto industry and the jobs that the industry creates. Now, I myself have followed this rule for years. I bought one new vehicle in my life and after realizing how much money i wasted buying new, I now only buy used, reliable (which in my case has meant Toyotas and Volvos) cars that I keep for about 7-10 years. But in order for me to buy used, someone has to buy or lease a new car.

GET YOUR CLOTHES FROM THRIFT STORES. This is the same deal as buying used cars. If a only small percent of the buying public did a run on the thrift shops, the stock of pre-owned cheap clothing would be bought up fast. About halfway though the buying frenzy of used clothes and cars, the sellers would catch on, prices would spike for these items and there go your good deals. Let me put this in terms that ILF'rs can relate to, remember when you could get old off brand tube amps for very little money? What happened to prices when most people caught on about how amazing Traynor, Sunn, Sound City, and other amp heads were?

IF YOU LIVE IN AMERICA – DON’T GET SICK AND AVOID INJURY. Yeah, OK. I was scheduling in my planner to get cancer this February but you made me see the light, chemo is really expensive and I'd rather buy vegetables. Sure, you can do things to promote health and not be a dumbass trying to emulate Jackass stunts, but sickness and accidents happen and sometimes there is little you could have done to stop them.

JUNKIES AND ADDICTS ARE LIKE TODDLERS. THEY JUST WANT TO SHIT ALL OVER YOU AND EVERYTHING. THE MESSES THEY MAKE CAN GET EXPENSIVE. AVOID THEM IF YOU CAN. I get the reasoning of staying away from toxic people and not just addicts. There are a lot of people who are just negative and bring you down. That being said, addicts are people who are sick and need help and if everyone turned their backs on them, it would be like giving them a death sentence.

WHEN YOU GO SEE SHOWS, BRING A FLASK IN. THAT WAY YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUY A RECORD. So you like to go and see shows. Cool, are you putting the shows on in your backyard? No? you like to go to that one club in town that books all the cool bands you say? Well my friend, the way they can afford to keep the lights on and book those cool bands is by selling booze. When you bring your own booze into the venue you are cheating the owners of the club out of the money that they use to keep the place running. Most club owners aren't millionaires and aren't retiring in the Bahamas by booking your friends band that are "totally rad".

DON’T BUY SHIT ON CREDIT, REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO AMERICA? CASH ONLY, FUCKERS. CAN’T AFFORD IT? DON’T FUCKING BUY IT! This is really good advice for small to medium purchases, but if you want an education (yes even to a trade school), house, or used Japanese car, most people need financial assistance. Debit cards are much better than credit cards, but in today's world you need currency other than cash if you want to buy things. And don't get me started on "living wages".

DON’T GO ON FANCY DATES...

NUFF SAID

I'm not going to get into whether or not to have kids, the merits/quality of television, or the xenophobic undercurrent of the article, those are debates for another day. Like I said before, I practice many of the suggestions on this list myself and there is nothing wrong with eating healthy, getting exercise, fixing things and buying used instead of buying new, but you can't base an entire economy on these principles. To buy used, someone has to buy new. Every parasite needs a host to survive. Instead of trying to live a faux "off the grid" lifestyle, If you want to save money and build a strong community. support you local economy, buy quality items that don't break down as often and share/cooperate with friends and neighbors.

Oh, and if your veggies taste like sadness, you're not cooking them right.

[Chankgeez]

OK, so for the most part, this list only works if only a small part of the population follows the suggested tips for living.


NUFF SAID

I think you need to recalculate your figures for the number of people willing to take advice from ^^^ that guy.

[spacelordmother]

You, too!, can dumpster dive and wear mismatched clothes!

[Rob Fossil]

I think you need to recalculate your figures for the number of people willing to take advice from ^^^ that guy.

Oh, I'm not delusional, I know most people will continue to blindly consume. It's just that I see this type of thing posted more frequently and there are definite flaws to the philosophy. It's like the advocates of free bio-fuel who collect the used oil from restaurant grease traps, if any significant part of the population started doing this, a) it wouldn't be free anymore and b) supply would dry up. But I know most people aren't going to be bothered, so the faux off-the-gridders can continue to feel superior.

[Chankgeez]

Good point, Rob Fossil, I guess it all comes down to aesthetics and lifestyle choices.

It's all just a compromise of one sort or another.

[Greenfuz]

I live by #18

[D.o.S.]

This list was edited by Stacey Yates with contributions from Jherek Bishoff, Chad Raines & Amanda Palmer.

Isn't donating to Kickstarter a "preventable expense?"

What about buying the Swans live record that they put out so they can fund their real record?

[amorphous]

yah right, maybe the artist should work harder making stuff to make more money instead of kickstarting. I prefer electric start on my bicycles.

[Jwar]

Looks to me like Thor needs to shave his fucking beard and quite being a hippie. Join us in the new century here! It's great!!!


Goddamn hippies.