"Beggar" millionaire: a rich man from the UK has abandoned the benefits of civilization and lives on a remote island

What is the image that comes to your mind when you hear the word "millionaire"? We are sure that the majority represents a rich man who bathes in luxury and spends money on expensive things. Rock Sandford (Roc Sandford) destroys common stereotypes about the rich. A man with a huge fortune lives more modestly than an ordinary Briton-he washes clothes in a plastic basin, sleeps in a cold house and eats mainly cereals and vegetables.

No, he's not a miser like Scrooge in a Charles Dickens novel, but a conservationist who puts the environment first. The single father also taught his four children this worldview.

63-year-old Rock Sandford from London moved to the remote island of Gometra in the north of Scotland, which he bought in 1992 for 600,000 pounds (about 63 million rubles). The man takes an active part in various campaigns to protect nature. The Briton gave up the use of a car, hot water and central heating, so as not to use fossil fuels.

All his children studied in London, and came to visit their father on the island during the summer holidays. The children have grown up, but continue to visit Rock regularly on Gometr.

The house where the unusual millionaire lives was built about 160 years ago. It has five bedrooms, but no central heating. In winter, the temperature in the room decreases so much that the tea freezes in the mugs. The average indoor temperature in the cold is only about two degrees Celsius. However, the owner is very fond of his old mansion.

Rock made his fortune in the real estate business. The electricity in his home is generated by a solar panel. The energy is enough to run a computer, flashlights, and charge phones and equipment. There are almost no household appliances in the house. A man washes his clothes by hand in cold water.

A millionaire who lives outside of civilization has a herd of three hundred sheep that roam freely on the island. He himself adheres to a vegan food system, growing vegetables on his own. Once a week, the family orders the necessary food from a nearby island. These are mainly lentils, beans, rice, and peanut butter. The children of Rock are freegans, they do not disdain to eat out of garbage containers to reduce excessive consumerism.

The Briton cooks the food in the oven, and then puts it in a large thermos to avoid using electricity. He taught the children to cook and do housework. Rock believes that they had the happiest childhood, because on the island, the guys could play anywhere, without fear of getting hit by a car. So the sisters and brother learned to be free and grew up strong in spirit and body. The only drawback in their life was the lack of friends.

There are frequent storms on Gometr. Sometimes the wind is so strong that it seems as if the house is shaking.

When the children were young, Rock gave them Christmas gifts, which he made with his own hands from waste and packed in newspapers. The single father claims that they were very happy with such surprises.

The millionaire activist often visits London. He spends 17 hours on the road to take part in environmental campaigns. Children support their father in his initiatives. For example, the younger ones-Blue and Laser-recently spent about a month in the tunnels of the British capital, opposing the construction of a new metro line. Rock is proud of the brave act of his heirs.

More and more people prefer an environmentally friendly lifestyle. For example, a couple from Australia do not even take their children to school, believing that natural learning is much more useful.Their sons choose what they want to learn, and they get the necessary knowledge by independently exploring the world around them.