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This is the only one of the group reads that I hadn't read so I thought I'd try it. I can easily understand how people could become a twenty-first century nomad considering how quickly prices have risen and many salaried people have not been graced with a matching salary increase, but the less than wealthy survived the Great Depression under similar circumstances. When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's I was taught by my parents that I couldn't buy anything on credit that I didn't already ha
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I found this book fascinating in every respect. So much so that after listening to the audio version, I ran to the library to look at the photographs and the footnotes. I have never looked at a van or RV the same way since.
This book will make you want to save for the future, and get your pension sorted out if you haven't already. An eye-opening look at the growing population of retirees in the US that are reduced to living a nomadic life travelling around the country to find seasonal work to make ends meet. The sections on Amazon and their 'camperforce' were particularly interesting, and the behind the scenes look at their robot-assisted warehouses just reinforced the suspicions we all have that they couldn't care
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