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Green living, Videos & Documentaries, Weird Stuff, Jun 17th, 2010,
Mark Boyle, aka No Money Man, has been living out of an old donated caravan on an organic farm outside of Bristol, England for over a year and a half. He eats well, keeps fit, grows vegetables and forages for necessities. He also keeps up a blog and occasionally writes for the Guardian. He’s even written a book while he’s at it. Oh, and he’s lived without money the entire time. From a CNN Eco Solutions report: Although it hasn’t always been easy, and there have been many challenges and sacrifices, 18 months later, Mark is still living this way….
Tags: Boyle, caravan, CNN, free, Guardian, Mark, money, No Money Man
Green living, Videos & Documentaries, Weird Stuff, Jan 29th, 2010,
Back in November we featured a piece on a ‘freeconomist’ conducting an idealistic experiment in living off the grid in a rural part of western England. 80′s pop lyric references aside, Mark Boyle, aka No Money Man has completed a year without using money. Fourteen months from starting his experiment and in the middle of a snowy cold snap, he’s still wearing shorts, brushing his teeth with cuttlefish bones and for the time being plans on continuing his low-impact lifestyle. Boyle wastes nothing and tries to live up to his ideals. He is indeed a pretty resourceful guy – scavenging,…
Tags: Boyle, experiment, freeconomist, Gandhi, Guardian, Mark, No Money Man
Green living, Nov 4th, 2009,
Mark Boyle is not a bum or a drain on society or a weird cult leader trying to amass followers and start a revolution. He is an advocate of something called ‘freeconomy’; an ideology based on sharing, friendship and cooperation rather than money. It is a zero cash, zero waste, zero impact philosophy. Kind of like freeganism, but with a bit less dumpster diving, I guess. Founder of the online freeconomy community, Boyle decided to spend a year without using cash starting on Buy Nothing Day, November 29th, 2008 and seems to be doing just fine. He lives in a…
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