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Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom
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Why I decided to read this book:
I like memoirs where people take a unique approach to life, to become more self-reliant, and overcome various obstacles.
Why did I give it the rating: **(It was okay)
The story and the author are compelling. There are several good lines and insights. The author did some really neat things to put his college debt behind him and avoid more debt while doing graduate studies. Unfortunately, the writing is unrefined and often spins the stories wheels.
Also, the author values academic education in a way that doesn't make sense to me, and never really is explained through his own experience. It would have been less surprising if near the end of the book he would encourage people to learn what they can for free, but he instead pushes for more people to find a way to get a formal education through an established liberal arts program.
Favorite Quote:
"I began to believe that in America, if you give something the right soil, the right nurturing, and, most of all, the room to grow, revival, transformation, revolution -- anything is possible.
I like memoirs where people take a unique approach to life, to become more self-reliant, and overcome various obstacles.
Why did I give it the rating: **(It was okay)
The story and the author are compelling. There are several good lines and insights. The author did some really neat things to put his college debt behind him and avoid more debt while doing graduate studies. Unfortunately, the writing is unrefined and often spins the stories wheels.
Also, the author values academic education in a way that doesn't make sense to me, and never really is explained through his own experience. It would have been less surprising if near the end of the book he would encourage people to learn what they can for free, but he instead pushes for more people to find a way to get a formal education through an established liberal arts program.
Favorite Quote:
"I began to believe that in America, if you give something the right soil, the right nurturing, and, most of all, the room to grow, revival, transformation, revolution -- anything is possible.
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Started Reading
February 12, 2014
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Finished Reading
March 11, 2014
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March 11, 2014
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Jul 12, 2020 07:30PM
I was also extremely surprised to discover that, after all Ken's real life experiences in Alaska, etc, his desire was to pursue even more "advanced education" to acquire additional worthless degrees. Made no sense to me, whatsoever.......unless gaining a higher degree is really what he loved most, after all. Struck me as hypocritical.
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