Thank you for the break-down. I now see the difference clearly. Indeed, I was hoping for something far more romantic than that. That being said, I'm still curious: can you live without money (or, at least, with the absolute minimum)? Have you ever heard of people doing that? I've heard of one vagabond posting of his penniless living online, but I never dug any deeper than that. I know that one can get odd jobs as they travel (since they have no shelter) - and, even though unreliable, this is somewhat feasible (and I understand that the pay is shit in this case - it's just better than nothing). I have no idea about where one would sleep/rest and other such activities, though.
In a modern country? No. Land needs money for taxes, and no one person can make or produce everything they need. Even the Amish have jobs and sell goods. People working resource extraction jobs (lumber, fishing, oil) who live cheap and bank everything they make, which is what I did, can come out of the experience with enough money to live for a year or three before the money runs out. This is very hard to do, but it can be done with character and discipline. I lived on a boat, with the expectation that I was working 20 hour days when the product was being harvested. Logging camps for some people I knew in Alaska provided shelter, which amounted to glorified heated tents and not much else. I blame the movies and TV selling a fairey tale. The reality is so bad most people honestly can't understand nor handle the truth. At least you are asking questions and trying to understand.That being said, I'm still curious: can you live without money
Have you ever heard of people doing that?
I have no idea about where one would sleep/rest and other such activities, though.
Indeed, I was hoping for something far more romantic than that.