A WORLD WITHOUT MONEY
Imagine having a different currency other than £$€¥ etc. A monetary value or credit based on your output and value of that contribution in relation to the whole it represents. A fair and just system with little disparity. Hard to imagine how that works in today's society, isn't it?
If the importance is placed on the things that really matter and an hour of my time is relative to an hour of your time providing we benefit each other. So, how much would my pretty marketing leaflet I've produced be worth to the person who grows the food? Nothing...unless he wants to promote his farm maybe...
If the importance is placed on the things that really matter and an hour of my time is relative to an hour of your time providing we benefit each other. So, how much would my pretty marketing leaflet I've produced be worth to the person who grows the food? Nothing...unless he wants to promote his farm maybe...
A World Obsession
Money makes the world go round, so the saying goes and without it there will be pandemonium. Look at what's happening in Greece - and soon Spain and Ireland? There's a crises going on and money is at the root of it. And just because the situation is over there, doesn't mean it won't affects things over here too - as we're all completely caught up in it. Money buys food and puts a roof over our heads. So without it, there's a real dilemma on our hands. But maybe there's another way?
Questioning the value of money
in 2000, Daniel Suelo quit his job, left the last of his money in a phone box and started to live life in the wilderness. Foraging for food, eating roadkill and picking up everything else he could need from dumpsters or collected through donations, he has since been writing a regular blog on the virtues of being free from money and living a more meaningful existence.
Questioning the value of money
in 2000, Daniel Suelo quit his job, left the last of his money in a phone box and started to live life in the wilderness. Foraging for food, eating roadkill and picking up everything else he could need from dumpsters or collected through donations, he has since been writing a regular blog on the virtues of being free from money and living a more meaningful existence.
The Hadza people of Tanzania have been living a simple nomadic hunter/gatherer life for millennia and while this type of existence is very extreme, they have immense freedom from the worries that weigh on us in our western society.
Self-sufficient living
Many communities are now turning to permaculture as a way to substantiate a life of self-sufficiency. By understanding the natural ecosystems and working closely together within these communities, people are discovering better ways to live harmonious and holistic lives at one with nature. And this isn't just restricted to isolated hippy groups any more either, but seems to have taken off in traditionally working class communities in run down areas of northern England - as they can now provide for themselves by growing their own food, build ecological housing and harness renewable energy instead of having to rely upon the state to provide their means.
Self-sufficient living
Many communities are now turning to permaculture as a way to substantiate a life of self-sufficiency. By understanding the natural ecosystems and working closely together within these communities, people are discovering better ways to live harmonious and holistic lives at one with nature. And this isn't just restricted to isolated hippy groups any more either, but seems to have taken off in traditionally working class communities in run down areas of northern England - as they can now provide for themselves by growing their own food, build ecological housing and harness renewable energy instead of having to rely upon the state to provide their means.
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