· Chapter Nine ·
THINK ACCESS, NOT OWNERSHIP
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for—in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
—ELLEN GOODMAN
The newfound possibilities in the Gig Economy to access instead of own represent nothing short of a personal financial revolution. It transforms the underlying economics of our lives. The option to rent, not buy, to access, not own, increases our control over how and what we consume, is more flexible, and can save us money. It’s also more convenient and offers more variety. We no longer need to spend large amounts of money ...
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