My family maybe can live without money but we have to live somewhere in the tropics where there is no winter and all we do is plant veggies,corn, and fish all day.

COULD YOU SURVIVE WITHOUT MONEY?MEET THE GUY WHO DOES: DETAILS Article on men.style.com

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Nope, if I had to to survive, probably, but would not want to. I like some "conveniences".

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I think there are a lot of things you could get by bartering and living a freegan lifestyle without having to live in a cave to do it like this man. (I personally think he may have just a few screws loose!). However, in the end using money does make acquiring some of these things simpler. It's why our predecessors moved from a barter economy to using money as a means of exchange.

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Throughout time, there have been unique people, people who invest more time in spiritual though, maybe is the right word? This man has some interesting ideas and I think our world needs people like this. On the other hand, I am not one of these people and have no desire to be one.

But thank you for the article. I enjoyed it.

Absolutely. It would be kind of fun! I don't think we would take it *quite* as far as he did.... we would probably need to have an actual house or some sort of dwelling other than a cave, but I think it would be an awesome adventure.

My first thought, " CAN and WANT TO are two different things."

But I have to admit, I couldn't.

First of all, I have a husband and a child to raise. Secondly, I have some health issues that would prevent me from 'roughing it' too much.

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I do wonder, as he ages and this type of lifestyle grows more difficult, what he will do. He has no retirement, I assume, so does he just become a burden on society. I know he made a statement about dying out in the woods when his time, or something like that, but there is s big difference talking about vs. actually doing it.

I still enjoyed the article and have to give him a bit of credit.

Very interesting article. I prob could survive w/o money if I had too. But w/ having 3 kids to raise it wouldn't be the smartest thing to do. What about healthcare? How would you pay for that? I agree w/ whoever said he has a few screws loose. It does make you realize that there a lot of things we have that aren't really necessities...but they sure do make life a lot easier.

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The thought of living off the grid alone freaks me out so I'd have to say a big fat NO to being able to live without CASH!

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