Many here, including me, want to ctb because we don't have enough money, or don't have a financial future.
It's sad and twisted and evil that life is all about money.
If you don't earn enough money, you don't even have what to eat or where to live.
The only thing that doesn't cost money in this life is air to breath.
Eveeything else costs money.
I have been enjoying frugalist living for some time, supported by my parents, I've spent about $15 the past two weeks.
However the interesting aspect of society is that every aspect of living is in some manner or another interconnected with finances. Family relations are interconnected with inheritance, romantic relationships with marriage, friendships with social networking (obtaining job opportunities & such).
Education exists for the sake of signalling potential employers, for example, there is no such thing as a "good education," many individuals (autodidacts) learn strictly from books and such.
So why is, say, Harvard, considered a "better education" than the University of Florida?
It is not because they do more difficult coursework, but they do more total work. I remember in the schools I went to, honors classes were not difficult but extensive, more homework and such. This invariably signals to potential employers that the prospect is willing to be the end-recipient of as much sodomy as is necessary to appease the boss.
Even basic ice-breaker conversation between strangers is for the sake of signalling economic status, for example, "What do you do for a living?" Or "What's your major?"
That question is an indirect investigation of a person's financial wealth, as, professions are highly correlated with salary. For example, if I were to respond as, "I'm a farmer," or "I'm majoring in agriculture," the interviewer would move on, however if I were to answer "I'm an orthopedic surgeon," or "I'm in medical school," you can expect more interest.
It is even more extensive than that, physical appearance is also highly correlated with wealth. Clothes are worn as status symbols, an individual with a suit, tie, and gold watch will be treated much better than an individual with sweatpants and such.
In a capitalist war of radical individualism, individuals seeking economic prosperity must find allies and being so upfront would be especially rude, thus, subtle tactics of intrigue are utilized, mostly intuitively, as, people who do it don't realize that they do.
I personally would have no qualms with working as a grocery store cashier, as I prefer frugalism, however, what deters me from doing so is the subsequent abuse against low-income individuals by the greater society. It is disappointing how low-income individuals are abused, and how society actively denies such an obvious disservice.
