Why a man of 30 years lives in a dugout (photo)

Dan Price, a former photojournalist from Kentucky, USA, gave up his successful career to settle in a dugout on a hillside in the quiet state of Oregon. He has been living away from civilization for 30 years and does not want to return to his former, more comfortable life.

Why a man refused life in the city

Dan Price, once a successful but not content city photojournalist and family man, realized that he was tired of the endless “rat race.” This happened in 1990. Then he read a 1974 book entitled Payne Halloween about the rejection of a modern lifestyle in favor of a simpler, simpler way. Until that moment, he lived only with thoughts about waking up and going to work right away.

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There was enough money to pay bills and buy all the necessities, but after reading Harlan Hubbard's book, he realized that he wanted another, or rather, less. So he just quit his job, left his family, and returned to his home state of Oregon to live on the hill like a Hobbit, all alone.

“I don't believe in mortgages,” Price says in an interview. - Who in their right mind will spend their whole lives paying for a building in which they can never live and relax normally? After all, almost all the time will go to work!

At first he lived in a wigwam, then he built himself a small domed house and lived in it for several years. Then he spent several years living in tents in the mountains. Then he built a small hut of birch logs. Finally, he had a personal "housing" in the ground, dug on a hillside overlooking a beautiful meadow. He has been living in it for more than two decades.

Apparently, Price’s carpeted 2.5-meter residential building has everything he needs: from a berth to a cooking stove and ceramic heater in case the winter gets too cold.

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He claims that living underground allows him to save a small amount of money on heating in the cold season and air conditioning in the summer, as the temperature tends to remain constant. This, in turn, allows him to adhere to the level of expenses of $ 5,000 per year.

This amount does not seem large, given how much Americans usually pay for rent, but Dan Price pays only $ 100 a year for his "hole in the ground." And because he has a lot of money left, which he spends on electricity, gadgets such as the iPad and MacBook Air. For paying the tariff on his own smartphone, he pays $ 53.

For 2 years, Dan has been working as a cemetery caretaker, earning $ 475 a month. “I like to do what I want,” Dan says. “When you get rid of unnecessary things and are ready to have less than the rest, you win much more than it might seem.”