Contrary to popular stereotypes, seeking simplicity doesn't require that you become a monk, a subsistence forager, or a wild-eyed revolutionary. Nor does it mean that you must unconditionally avoid the role of consumer. Rather, simplicity merely requires a bit of personal sacrifice: an adjustment of your habits and routines within consumer society itself.

Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel (ed. Ballantine Books, 2002) - ISBN: 9780679647423