The Moneyless Man who gave up on cash and embraced foraging and farming
by Miles Brignall from on (#KD50)
Mark Boyle chose to go without money for three years. Now he has begun a community smallholding that is as cash-free as possible - and is opening the world's first free pub
Mark Boyle proved how, in a world dominated by money, he could live in Britain surviving entirely without cash - by bartering, swapping and connecting with local communities. And after three years, what was his first cash purchase? A 4 pair of trainers from a charity shop.
"It was such a weird moment. Living without money had eventually become completely normal for me, and there I was standing in a charity shop handing over a piece of paper and walking out with this really useful pair of runners. It felt as strange as giving it up in the first place had," he says.
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