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The first convicted terrorist turned millionaire tells all.

At 18, Peter Young committed to never work again. And so began the rise, fall, and eventual triumph of The Militant Unemployment Experiment.

Phase One: The Outlaw Years

The plan: an outlaw-lite campaign of suburban piracy and scavenging. The goal: A life of freedom, adventure, and lavish unemployment by any means necessary.

• Occupying abandoned million dollar homes.
• Living undercover inside university lecture halls.
• Hitchhiking, hopping freight trains, and traveling the country on $0.
• Big box retail scams netting $1,000 a day.

When he's targeted on federal "eco-terrorism" charges-facing a max of 82 years in prison with the FBI in pursuit-the stakes get higher, and the work-evasion tactics even bolder.

Phase Two: The Side Hustle Years

Post-prison, the Militant Unemployment Experiment faces an existential question: What does gainful unemployment look like when you're forced to play by the rules?

• The "professional speaking at colleges" scam.
• Launching weird internet businesses on $200 laptops and public wifi.
• The six-figure "used book flipping" project.

Finding "success," he discovers "middle class" is a fate worse than poverty. And the only option left is an early-retirement stunt they said would never work-but did.

Phase Three: The Retire Young Era

Approaching middle age with his back against the wall, he burns down his entire life to go all-in on The Militant Unemployment Experiment's final act.

• Forging passes to crash four-figure conferences.
• The ex-anarchist celebrity CEO dinner epiphany.
• Hitting $100k/month with a weird idea funded by reselling trash.
• How to sell your weird niche business for millions and retire forever.

The Militant Unemployment Experiment is the story of one man who rejects adulthood, probability, and the 40-hour work week- to prove the best lives belong to those who break the most rules.

"A criminal." Nancy Grace

"A frequent flying hipster." Forbes

"An arrogant vigilante." Federal judge

"A fringe character" Salt Lake City Weekly

"Fanatic" Seattle Weekly