https://www.primalsurvivor.net/survival ... -collapse/
The above is an interesting read, with some interesting links. I don’t condemn or condone any of it, and it is American. However, given that the signs are pointing to another global recession, it’s food for thought.
Living without money
Living without money
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Re: Living without money
That's an amazing article. No rants! Yay! I like the analysis, I particularly like the steps we ourselves can take listed at the end. Amazing.
Adding my twopennorth: one of the subjects in my general arts degree ( so useful in preparing me for life!) was social anthropology, and one of the key texts was The Gift, by Marcel Mauss, a sociologist. A French sociologist ... but I remember it as being useful in any case. Various types/editions available on Amazon. And one of the societies I studied in a fair amount of depth for those days was the Kwakiutl, who lived in British Columbia, and had a gift economy that worked, for a long time. They're where the American word "potlatch" comes from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwaka%27wakw
Adding my twopennorth: one of the subjects in my general arts degree ( so useful in preparing me for life!) was social anthropology, and one of the key texts was The Gift, by Marcel Mauss, a sociologist. A French sociologist ... but I remember it as being useful in any case. Various types/editions available on Amazon. And one of the societies I studied in a fair amount of depth for those days was the Kwakiutl, who lived in British Columbia, and had a gift economy that worked, for a long time. They're where the American word "potlatch" comes from.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwaka%27wakw
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Re: Living without money
I can vouch for that, if anyone want's a real world account of how to live without money (in the UK) Mark Boyle's book is definitely worth a read, factual and honest.
"The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living"
His follow up book was also quite good.
"Drinking Molotov cocktails with Gandhi"
"The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living"
His follow up book was also quite good.
"Drinking Molotov cocktails with Gandhi"
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Re: Living without money
I like Mark Boyle's books too. Don't forget 'The Moneyless Manifesto' which details his thinking behind his moneyless year.Arwen Thebard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:01 am I can vouch for that, if anyone want's a real world account of how to live without money (in the UK) Mark Boyle's book is definitely worth a read, factual and honest.
"The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living"
His follow up book was also quite good.
"Drinking Molotov cocktails with Gandhi"
A localised gift economy sounds crazy at first but I find his arguments compelling.
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Re: Living without money
Moneyless living can work very well if you already live around people who barter/give/swap stuff. Quite frugal myself, I pride myself on my jumble sale/car boot sale/ free cycle lifestyle. One of my favourites is about a teaching assistant who lived for a year on a pound a day, minus house bills. Very good reading and very doable methods.