The recent threads about ERE with part-time or free lance work (and the ones about giving up toilet paper and shampoo) brought to mind Annie Brewer, http://annienygma.com/, who built and lives an essentially ERE life minus the invested capital.
I admire the lady for what she's overcome http://annienygma.com/about-me/ something like the personal and financial equivalent of digging out of prison with a teaspoon.
I hope that some of you can find inspiration from her example.