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Mon 08 Aug 2010Putting cash in the trash
A Donegal man has founded a ‘freeconomy’ movement that seeks to encourage a more sustainable lifestyle, and he’s leading by example, managing to survive without any money
NEARLY TWO years ago, Mark Boyle decided he no longer wanted any money, so he just gave it up. That wasn’t all he gave up. He also quit his job as the manager of an organic food business, sold his home – a houseboat in Bristol – and moved into a caravan on a farm outside the city.
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