Overview
- The former child actor says he took a self-imposed vow of poverty, donating his savings and most possessions to reduce the need for income.
- He, his wife, and their five children are living in a campervan on an 80-acre property near Mountain View, Arkansas, using a well and a generator.
- He plans to build a fully self-sufficient homestead with a hydroelectric dam and independent plumbing and electrical systems.
- He and his wife homeschool their children and say they will strongly discourage traditional schooling and college.
- Public records show he was booked in Parker County, Texas, in June 2020 on a volatile-chemical possession charge after an EMS call about huffing, which he describes as a wake-up moment.