If you got rid of the outer trappings of wealth, would you gain inner wealth?
One woman says yes, and is trying to convince others that backing away from what she calls “a greedy consumer society” provides a better quality of life and personal freedom.
Heidemarie Schwermer, a 69-year-old German woman, is putting her money where her mouth is, so to speak, and has lived without spending cash for more than 16 years.
