While your statement might be true very broadly, you don't need to work anywhere near as much as you think you do to survive.
I worked 9-5 for 18 months and saved enough money in that time to then spend 2 years driving Alaska-Argentina. [1]
I've just been working 9-5 for 4 years and have now quit and have saved enough money to spend two years driving around Africa [2], then hpefully 2 years from Europe->SE Asia.
If I only wanted to earn enough money to "survive" (i.e. food and shelter) I bet I only need to work 2 months a year. Less when I throw in hunting, doing my own maintenance and growing my own vegetables.
While your statement might be true very broadly, you don't need to work anywhere near as much as you think you do to survive.
I worked 9-5 for 18 months and saved enough money in that time to then spend 2 years driving Alaska-Argentina. [1]
I've just been working 9-5 for 4 years and have now quit and have saved enough money to spend two years driving around Africa [2], then hpefully 2 years from Europe->SE Asia.
If I only wanted to earn enough money to "survive" (i.e. food and shelter) I bet I only need to work 2 months a year. Less when I throw in hunting, doing my own maintenance and growing my own vegetables.
[1] http://theroadchoseme.com/the-price-of-adventure
[2] http://theroadchoseme.com/new-jeep-new-adventure-africa