The Moneyless Manifesto: Live Well, Live Rich, Live Free

This is a great book. I had already read Sacred Economics, and so I thought this book wouldnt have much new to say about themoney system we have.This book was amazing. It is broken down into 2 main sections. One is the philosophical argument against the use of money, andnot just fluff, but real research was put into the history of money and alternative systems of exchange.The second section talks about people who have given up money and ways that the author has lived without money for the pastfew years.This is an inspiration to me, and what I really liked about it was that he makes it seem very do able to live well and live free.Thanks Mark for this great book.

Usually with these types of books I can get through them pretty quickly because the message of living simply, cleanly, and in touch with nature resonates well with me. However, this book felt much more pedantic. It talked a lot about tactics which is important but did not talk more about the "why" people should consider this type of living. The ideas are worthwhile but a bit of slog for me to get through.

The Moneyless Manifesto is a well-written practical and philosophical guide to living without money. The book is also well referenced and will lead you to many new and intriguing ideas!

A must-read for all who want to discover the brand-new possibility of human beings whose civilizations have already been in monumental danger and destructive decline due to the failing and outdated monetary system.

This book has been the key to unlock what I have been searching for for years! I can't say enough good things about it! Read it for free on the website!

I've never bought used books online before, so I was skeptical at first. But it was in great condition seems brand new, as if it's never been used.

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Wonderful seller I will definitely buy again.

I honestly think this is the most inspiring, thought provoking and insightful book I have ever read. The picture shows all the corners that I have bent over when I read something I wanted to come back to! Mark's writing is easy but utterly profound. This isn't just for people who want to live without money but for anyone who wants to live a richer and more fulfilling life. I urge everyone to read this. To wake up and look at how ludicrous our current system is.

This book - along with The Moneyless Man - has articulately and intelligently crystallised my understanding of the frustrations and pressures I have been coming up against for years in my work and occupations, and in my feelings about our lifestyle. It feels like a radical but very fair read, and one that both invites critical thought, but more importantly, that motivates and facilitates those of us wishing or attempting to make changes to our lifestyle, both large and small; changes towards a more ethical approach to our interactions with others, and with the materials of our everyday lives, that we use to support our existence. I think Mark Boyle's books express the dilemmas of living in a monetary system like nothing else I've yet encountered. It addresses the sources of waste and greed and disconnection by staring straight at and describing the thing we cannot see anymore, because it has become so much a part of the structure and purpose of our lives that we CANNOT see it, anymore, or how great is its impact on our every decision.

I first read about Boyle's life without money a few years ago and read his last book, The Moneyless Man, which I utterly enjoyed. It was a human story of an ordinary guy trying to do something extraordinary.However, I was left wanting more information about why he chose to live that way, and about how I could seriously get by without the need for so much of it myself, while having as good a time as it sounded like he was having! I didn't want to go as far as he did, but also hated the control it had over my life and my constant need for it, which I think we all feel to some extent.This book has just answered both questions for me, and much, much more.Firstly, it is beautifully written - witty, insightful, full of depth, very informative - it engrossed me start to finish. His deep understanding of fields as diverse as ecology, politics, anthropology, spirituality and the practicalities of living without money is something unique and rare, and his ability to weave them together into one coherent core philosophy even more so.Secondly, the philosophy in this book is simply phenomenal, some of the best I have ever read, and I've read some of the greats. He exposes many of the myths and assumptions we hold about the world, things I hadn't even considered before. In the more practical chapters, I learned something new and/or inspiring on every page. I don't agree with everything he says in it, but that's part of the appeal for me: he challenges me to think about them in ways I hadn't before. It's very, very thought provoking, and possibly a real game-changer.Thirdly, in the three days since finishing it (I read it for free on the book's website but have just bought a copy now for a friend as I want to give something back) I've already saved about £80 and made two new friends today as a direct result of a couple of the many solutions and ideas he shares in this book. That's a slightly better rate of return than the bank offers me on my cash!This is the book of 2012 for me, and one that I hope is going to really influence my life in 2013 - especially when Christmas spending means its a reality for me in January!

As someone who has been involved in initiatives to promote 'free living' myself I've previously come into contact with the author. I admire Mark's passion for moneyless living and, as others have said, this is a bit of a guide to how that may be possible. However, the only reason for 3* is that it does come up with some absolutely crazy suggestions. Take for example the matter of footwear and Mark's claim that the best solution to footwear is to go barefoot......There's a fine line between pushing the boundary of counter-culturalism and plain craziness and at times its difficult to assess which side of the line Mark is in. I wish him luck but to progress a moneyless manifesto it's less to do with not spending money and much more to do with abolishing money as the transactional currency of exchange and to replace it with something more social and holistic such as reputational capital. This more 'policy driven' aspects of moneyless living is not really covered in this book.

I couldn't put the book down. I laughed, I cried and then laughed some more. It made me think and question. I stopped and thought some more. I looked around me and worked out MY relationship with money, my ties, my constraints, my level of disconnect. The first part of the book addresses the culture & consequence of money, explores moneyless economies, ideas, philosophies and then the book sets out to do what it says on the tin by giving a 'comprehensive menu of ways through which you can meet your needs without money (or atleast become less dependent on it)'I found the POP model (Progression of Principles) a really useful tool. I love it in that it can be universally applied to anyone wherever they are at. It's basically a set of goals you can set in stages, with where you are at, at the bottom and working your way through your levels to get to where you'd like to be at the top. Specific examples given in the book are helpful in enabling understanding of the model.I think the book is courageous, with lots of personal examples and comments, not shy in looking at challenges and tricky aspects, well written, liberal doses of humour, which helps with some of the bitter pills. It is not full of complicated jargon and therefore easy to read. You can take what you like and leave the rest but I reckon the vast majority of people would get something useful or thought provoking from it at the very least. You can jump in where you are at and take it as far as you like. I found it non judgementally written with no hint or trace of arrogance or smug superiority. Give it a whirl. you can read it for free online too!!!