There was another thread that ran recently about items every MGTOW should own, with people chiming in about things like tools, mattresses, and so on. I have something slightly different to offer, which I thought I'd provide.

The absolute foundation of being a MGTOW is freedom, and for me, that means physical freedom. I don't like telling people where I am, or what I'm doing, and if I feel like taking off for Dallas or Portland or somewhere else, I want to be able to just do it without having to plan a lot or organize stuff. I also have no need to impress anyone or attract any attention to myself, so a side benefit of all this is being anonymous and essentially invisible, which I also prefer. After exiting the Plantation, I think of myself as kind of a mercenary, so I have as few connections to a physical place as I can get away with. It works very well.

I've spent the last several years setting up my business, and my life, so I can operate essentially anywhere. It doesn't matter if it's in a faraway city, a coffee shop (I'm in one now) or in the middle of nowhere. I can work (I'm a writer), talk to clients, send out bills, market myself, anything. If there's a cell signal, I'm in business. It took a long time and a lot of trial and error to get this set up in a way that works, but over the years I've figured out what I need and how to do this.

A lot of this is about gear. Since my entire business fits into a backpack, what actually goes into that backpack is really important. If something doesn't work or is missing, I can't just call up IT. While some of this post may seem obvious, it's all been battle-tested by yours truly, which is why it's in the list. So, a few tips, if anyone's interested:

Spend the money to get the best, most lightweight and durable laptop and phone you can. These thing are the backbone of your day-to-day work, and it's worth every dime. I have a MacBook Air and an iPhone X, both with as much storage as I can add. Everything always works, and it works together. You can also use the phone as an Internet access point easily, which is really helpful more often than you'd think.

Software and subscriptions. Accounting is done online with Quickbooks. The website is on WordPress. Spotify for music. Google Drive for collaboration. Adobe for documents and PDFs. Outlook 365 is for day-to-day work, and so on. If I actually want to buy something, Amazon Prime gets it wherever I need it within a couple of days. I can create invoices, track stuff, and basically do whatever I need to without having to be anywhere.

When you're seriously mobile, the two big needs are internet access and power. You plug your stuff in and charge it whenever you can, obviously, but I've also gotten myself the biggest remote battery I could find. It's an Anker PowerCore+ 26800 PD, and it's got a power storage capacity that's accurately described as "colossal". It's relatively heavy but if it's in my backpack I'm good to go vor several hours, no matter what. I also have a car charger, and a surge protector/outlet expander that allows me to plug five devices into one outlet if I need to. You would be amazed how often there is only one outlet that works somewhere.

A good pair of over-the-ear, noise-cancelling headphones. I have a pair of Bose QuietComfort 35 phones, and they're both wireless, and block out pretty much any sound around me, while playing music. Right next to me is some little twat who occasionally picks up her phone and has loud conversations in Mandarin, which I find particularly grating to listen to. I don't care. Crying babies, loud background music, it doesn't matter. I can't hear it.

A pair of AirPods. Also wireless, also Bluetooth, these are idea for phone calls, because they have a built-in microphone. Can also use these at the gym.

A PO Box. My business address is not my home, so I can let my mail sit for a couple of weeks if I'm traveling, have them hold packages, and so on.

LastPass mobile password system. I don't have to remember passwords for all the websites I use. Everything is encrypted, very secure, and available both on my mobile device and my laptop.

A really good backpack. For day-to-day, I've got a basic Patagonia daypack that's light, has enough pockets, but not too many and protects the laptop. For longer trips or business shit, I've got a Tumi backpack, which holds a ton of stuff, and is made of ballistic nylon and specifically designed to fit under plane seats, and be kicked around and abused.

A Secrid wallet. It holds up to five credit cards/debit cards, a little bit of cash, a few business cards, and that's it. The last thing I want is a big Dad-wallet with a ton of shit in it.

The absolute minimum number of credit cards and other similar stuff. I have two debit cards, in case something happens to one account, and one credit card with a big credit limit and a current balance of zero dollars, a driver's license, about twenty bucks, and that's it. I use one debit card for day-to-day expenses, and the other one's a backup.

A completely nondescript car. My last car was a BMW 5-series, which was a blast to drive, but cost a thousand bucks every time something had to be fixed, which was just stupid. I was also constantly twitchy about getting dings in it, and so on. I now drive a very used Prius (140K miles) which looks exactly like ten thousand other Prii out there, gets great mileage, and is basically invisible. It cost me $3,000. If I walked out of this Starbucks and found out that someone had set it on fire, I would absolutely not care. It's probably got sixty thousand more miles in it at least if I maintain it, which I do, and it is extremely unlikely to be stolen, broken into or even noticed. I really like not being noticed.

An assistant. This is a big one. She's a recent college graduate who's looking to make some money. I pay her hourly and part-time, so she's not an employee, and we communicate almost exclusively by Slack and HighRise, which is my task management and CRM system. Documents and work get parked in a Google Drive account. We actually meet face-to-face once every two weeks, if I'm in town. She handles all the mundane, face-to-face shit for me like arranging travel, figuring out technical stuff, research and so on. She doesn't, and will not, have access to any of the money. It's unbelievably helpful, if you're mobile, to have someone local who can deal with stuff when a human is required.

Documentation of everything. In other words, all the critical stuff is in the cloud, so I can get to it anywhere. My assistant also creates step-by-step processes for everything she routinely does so that if she decides to depart, her replacement has instructions.

A lot of time in the gym. If you don't have a routine, and you could be working anywhere, it's very helpful to be in shape if you're over thirty. I'm way over thirty. I work out five or six days a week, and am extremely careful about what I eat and drink.

A laminated list. I'm sort of forgetful, and in my world, when I go out the door, I need to have everything with me because it's sometimes hard to find someplace that sells, say, a charging cord. So I have a laminated list of everything I need.

And finally, something I do not have, which is some woman I have to report to.

I realize that particularly for the younger MGTOWs out there, this can seem kind of complex, daunting and expensive. Remember that this took me several years to put together. But the bottom line is that I don't have to go to some office, I don't have a boss, and the price of pulling this off is some planning, and some gear. It's worth it.