Matt Olk quit his job, sold his house, and now lives in an RV. This video has drawn the attention of over 8 million viewers. Matt explains why exactly he is embracing this new, unconventional lifestyle. Matt’s message emphasizes seizing the present, rather than working your life away. Skeptics are calling Matt delusional, saying he won’t have money for essentials and retirement, but supporters see it a different way. They applaud his courage — suggesting he has broken free from the system. Matt says he doesn’t need to work to get money and he’ll “figure it out.” There are tons of van life and tiny house influencers out there who have chosen this lifestyle for many different reasons but Matt’s new life is about more than just his home. It’s about his view on life. Though Matt holds a financial degree, his recent spiritual awakening shifted his perspective on life's true essence. He says his decisions are rooted in love, joy, and courage, Matt believes individuals can shape their reality
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00:00 I'm 31 years old, I just quit my job, sold my house in Chicago, bought an RV and I'm traveling.
00:04 And currently I've been sitting at a beach for the seventh day in a row. And I thought to myself,
00:09 I wonder, this is probably what retired people feel like. People out there celebrating their
00:13 retirement and dying of cancer a year later. You want me to motherf*cking work for 40 to
00:20 50 years of my life so I can die 14 years. No thank you, American Dream. F*ck that bullsh*t.
00:25 This video by Matthew Ulk has drawn the attention of over 8 million viewers.
00:30 Matt goes on to explain why exactly he has left his job, sold his home and bought an RV.
00:36 I started thinking a little more and I was like, well what's the average life expectancy of
00:41 somebody in the United States of America? And it was 77 years old. So I did a little mathy math and
00:48 I was like, so I'm expected to retire at 63. Let's just go with the average, right?
00:54 And die 14 years later. You want me to work for 18 to 63? No thank you, American Dream.
01:04 Skeptics are calling Matt delusional, saying he won't have enough money for essentials at
01:08 retirement. I will figure it out. Right? I love you. And this is like, I'm not,
01:14 this isn't like a reply video of me ripping somebody apart. I will figure it out. That's
01:19 all I need to know. And that's all I know right now. I love myself enough to know that I will
01:24 figure out a way to sustain this way of living. His supporters applaud his courage, suggesting
01:30 he is broken free from the system, that he has escaped the matrix. We're just like cattle. You
01:35 know, when you retire cattle, it gets old. So I mean, the sooner you die, the less social security
01:41 they got to pay out on you. I don't need to work in order to get money. A lot of people in society
01:46 have tied those two things together, where it's like, I have to go do something that I hate
01:50 regardless in order to make money. No, there's a billion ways to make money. I'll figure it out a
01:53 different way. In the meantime, he has a link to his Venmo in his bio. He believes individuals can
01:59 shape their reality and gain control over their emotional and physical well being. I am free
02:04 mentally, regulated my nervous system, no longer have anxiety or depression, had asthma my whole
02:10 life gone. Seems impossible for the majority of people. So I'll take that because I am free and
02:16 not freedom in the way that we were sold. There are tons of van life and tiny house influencers,
02:22 and they live their life for many different reasons. But Matt's life change isn't just about
02:27 his home. It's about his view on life. You can breathe, you can walk, you can smell, you can
02:32 touch, you can taste your feet are touching the ground. What's the point of worrying? It's all an
02:35 illusion we're creating in our mind that's taking us away from being present in our current reality.
02:39 We're making decisions based on illusions we're creating in our mind. And you can let them go.
02:44 Matt says that people need to dismiss their fear driven choices and that real change demands action
02:50 in order for you to change your external reality, you have to change your internal reality first.
02:55 So if you want to stay stuck in a state of survival and keep thinking about those sort
02:58 of things like Oh, where's my money gonna go? Then fine, stay on that hamster wheel of suffering. I
03:03 choose not to. I chose to jump off. I chose to do the inner work I chose to strengthen my mind.
03:10 You got a lot of people out here with six packs huge biceps, but a weak mind. And I would much
03:16 rather have a strong mind and a skinny body. In the end, Matt's journey isn't just about
03:20 personal transformation. It's about inspiring others. As he says, my mission in life is to
03:26 watch you heal. You are more than you think. Thanks for watching. Surrender to it. Oh my god.
03:33 Wow. Oh, cheers to freedom. Love you. Like this video, follow us for more.