The Militant Umemployment Experiment: How A Felon Eco-Terrorist Hobo Refused To Work, Evaded The FBI And Adulthood, Swapped Six-Figure Felonies For Se - Paperback

by Peter Young (Author)

At 18, Peter Young committed to never work again. And so began the rise, fall, and eventual triumph of The Militant Unemployment Experiment.

Phase One: The Outlaw Years

The plan: an outlaw-lite campaign of suburban piracy and scavenging. The goal: A life of freedom, adventure, and lavish unemployment by any means necessary.

• Occupying abandoned million dollar homes.
• Hitchhiking, hopping freight trains, and traveling the country on $0.
• Big box retail scams netting $1,000 a day.

When he's targeted on federal "eco-terrorism" charges-facing a max of 82 years in prison with the FBI in pursuit-the stakes get higher, and the work-evasion tactics even bolder.

Phase Two: The Side Hustle Years

Post-prison, the Militant Unemployment Experiment faces an existential question: What does gainful unemployment look like when you're forced to play by the rules?

• The "professional speaking at colleges" scam.
• Launching weird internet businesses on $200 laptops and public wifi.
• The six-figure "used book flipping" project.

Finding "success," he discovers "middle class" is a fate worse than poverty. And the only option left is an early-retirement stunt they said would never work-but did.

Phase Three: The Retire Young Era

Approaching middle age with his back against the wall, he burns down his entire life to go all-in on The Militant Unemployment Experiment's final act.

• Forging passes to crash four-figure conferences.
• Hitting $100k/month with a weird idea funded by reselling trash.
• How to sell your weird niche business for millions and retire forever.

The Militant Unemployment Experiment is the story of one man who rejects adulthood, probability, and the 40-hour work week- to prove the best lives belong to those who break the most rules.