@sharkboy You are right; don’t start out by being eccentric; get rich as quick as you can legally and the “normal” way. Then you can be as eccentric as you want to be. Only Rockers are expected to be “eccentric”.
I have known folks who live on small islands off the West Coast, who wear “natural fibers”, don’t have TV, eat “natural foods”, are “off the grid”, etc. They are critical of everything modern life has to offer, but don’t reject their social security checks earned for them by the normal majority. I’ve also noticed these guys let their wives do most of the work while they are writing the “perfect novel”, or ponder the shortcomings of the world.
I also know friends and relatives who don’t listen to what the government and sociologists tell them, but follow their own common sense, eccentric or not! These folks are contented, lead less stressful lives and seldom get in debt. I hope most of the posters here fall in that category.
We love plastic grocery bags because we use them for trash bags afterwards, and use just enough that way to only have to buy Kitchen Catchers once a year.