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Moneyless Man

Mark Boyle, born on May 8, 1979, is an advocate for a moneyless lifestyle. He has abandoned the use of money and chosen a simpler, more sustainable way of life to oppose consumerism and materialism.

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“Earning money from, and supporting, a system that keeps these people in poverty in the first place and then gives them some of the profits in the form of "strings-attached" aid or World Bank and IMF loans is no more ridiculous than Shell or Esso giving Greenpeace or Friends of the Earth £10,000 to help clear up the destruction that they inevitably cause. Would it not be better not to cause the destruction in the first place?”

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Book:The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living

Source: The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living

“Poverty is a funny phenomenon. It is always defined financially and always relative to what other people earn. It is possible to be extremely happy despite having little money and being officially categorised as poverty-stricken. You can also be really unhappy despite earning a high salary. Those who always want something more will always live in poverty, regardless of how much they earn, while those who are content with what they have will always feel they have an abundance. Most poverty in the UK isn't material poverty, it's spiritual poverty, a state of mind in which fulfilment comes only from the pursuit of material gain.”

Spirituality Money Poverty Materialism Fulfilment Freeconomic Living

Book:The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living

Source: The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living

“We're at a crucial point in history. We cannot have fast cars, computers the size of credit cards, and modern conveniences, whilst simultaneously having clean air, abundant rainforests, fresh drinking water and a stable climate. This generation can have one or the other but not both. Humanity must make a choice. Both have an opportunity cost. Gadgetry or nature? Pick the wrong one and the next generations may have neither.”

Technology Environment Climate Change Electronics Industrialism

Book:The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living

Source: The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living

“Art should be waged like war.”

Should Art War

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“I think it's wrong to think of economics as money. The actual word itself actually revolves around meeting one's needs. Money is one way of meeting our needs, but it's only one way.”

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“I think I couldn't do what I do [live without money] without studying economics, because you need to understand the system first - how it currently works - in order to change it.”

Thinking Needs Firsts Order Study Economics Studying Economics

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“I think every single thing we do is political. Even if you go to the shops and buy a packet of biscuits, then you're buying into the system, willingly or not. I think we're conditioned into thinking political systems as being either communism or capitalism. I think there are a lot more options available. We just haven't explored them.”

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“I think that's the key [of communication] - to not use one method of communication for all people.”

People Thinking Use Communication Keys Method

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“In current society, your security is cash, and that has huge repercussions. But when you take that out of the equation, you have to have relationships with people and you have to have relationships with the environment to survive.”

People Environment Security Huge Currents Cash Equations Repercussions

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“We're convinced we need money to have friends and partners, but actually I've found the opposite to be true.”

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“One of the most beautiful ways you can give is giving of yourself and your time.”

Way Giving Beautiful

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“When you reduce what you need in life to the bare minimum, then that's when you achieve true freedom.”

Needs Achieve Minimum True Freedom

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“The more we consume, the more we want. And the more we want, the more we have to work to pay for all these things and insure them and then get stressed about them and protect them and get bigger houses. I think true freedom comes with letting go of them.”

Thinking Want House Pay Protect Letting Go Bigger Stressed True Freedom

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“I didn't think it would be possible, but it appears Isiah Thomas is a worse general manager than coach.”

Thinking Would Be Coaches Managers General Manager

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“If we grew our own food, we wouldn't waste a third of it as we do today. If we made our own tables and chairs, we wouldn't throw them out the moment we changed the interior decor. If we had to clean our own drinking water, we probably wouldn't contaminate it.”

Ifs Made Moments Today Water Changed Grew Waste Thirds Tables Clean Drinking Chairs Interiors Drinking Water Decor Tables And Chairs

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“We are addicted to money and our obsession with it is leading to the destruction of our planet.”

Planets Destruction Obsession Our Planet

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About the Author

Born: May 8, 1979
Known for: Moneyless Man
Quotes: 16

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