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   11/10/08

   denharsh

   yes we can live without money , provided everything on earth become free.
   
   that also include oil apart from food,cloths and home!!

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   11/10/08

   timethief

   No I cannot live without money. All nations of the world have monetary systems and governments, utilities, banks and financial institutions, etc. do not accept barter as a means of paying for telephone service, ISP services, electricity, health care services, taxes, driver's licences, etc.
   
   Unlike the vast and overwhelming number of people on the planet, who live in cities and lead urban lifestyles, I live a draw water from the well and split your own firewood country lifestyle. It's a simple and barter based, recycled and reused goods, labor exchange and product lifestyle. FWIW this topic has been explored in another thread www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/in-a-barter-economy-whats-your-skill

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3. 

   12/18/08

   StripperAttitude

   Hell no!!!
   Even the Bible (as I am Christian)...says if a man does not work, he can not eat.

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4. 

   12/18/08

   sterndal

   no i can't
   
   i just don't believe that the best things in the world are free.
   
   most of the things that i covet have a tag price

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5. 

   12/18/08

   Financialnut

   I probably could... as long as nobody else had any either. Deep...

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6. 

   12/18/08

   hatingtherain

   Of course not.

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7. 

   12/18/08

   Nightfall

   Nope you cannot.

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8. 

   12/18/08

   Sylvia

   Impossible, but if you know something me and the other 6.8 billion people of world don't please let us in on it.

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9. 

   12/18/08

   Jhangora

   I love luxuries of life so it would be difficult to live without money ...

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10. 

    12/18/08

    acousticguitarist

    only if you let me move in and pay for everything

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    1. 

       12/18/08

       acousticguitarist

       there are some conditions though.
       
       I'll need to be hand fed fruit salad, have my back rubbed and my tail brushed. Then maybe you could clinch the deal.
11. 

    12/18/08

    Nesmuth

    I've learned to live off the canyons of the San Gabriel Mountains. I can go on without money.

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12. 

    12/18/08

    Anok

    Could I? Yes, easily. Is it feasible in this society? No, I'd still need at least some money.

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13. 

    12/18/08

    macmanx1

    comment removed by the community.

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14. 

    12/18/08

    satijournal

    I thought it might be kind of cool to live on a commune, but alas, I'm too old to do something like that.

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15. 

    12/19/08

    wherethehellwasi

    Money is simply a subjective concept. Like 'respect' or 'divinity' or 'boinkability'. If enough people disagreed that little pieces of paper shouldn't represent value or worth in the world, then they wouldn't. And something else might. Or might not.
    
    You can't survive for long without providing 'value' or 'currency' in some loose definition of the world, but could you survive without 'money', as we understand it today?
    
    Sure. In the right society, you could still contribute, provide value, and generate currency among your fellow people. Isolated groups of people and enclaves committed to a barter economy have done it for years, even centuries. No physical 'money' might change hands, but that's all symbolism and voodoo, anyway. Just a particularly pervasive and convincing voodoo, is all.
    
    Besides, I know from experience you can live without money, even in our current structure; I went to graduate school for four years. It's not much of a life, but it beats subsistence farming.
    
    By an eyelash.

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16. 

    12/21/08

    jonrs

    .. i guess money speaks everything but what if money becomes worthless/valuesless? What if its just a peace of paper? What if the main source of trading is just a simple stone or anything?

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17. 

    12/21/08

    TZY

    I don't think I can ever live without it. Money buys all our needs.

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18. 

    12/21/08

    sjay

    nop...I do not think its possible now.Coz modern world built on money. Unless we go back to exchanging stuff.

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19. 

    12/21/08

    techprism

    ask the same Question to yourself,,
    
    surly you would get the right answer.

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20. 

    12/21/08

    witewood

    If you take a trip to West Africa for example, you will find many people without money living in huts...Thing is, they are often among the happiest people you will ever find. Can we live that way? I doubt it, in the vast majority of cases.

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21. 

    12/21/08

    gregdavidon

    I can live without a lot of money because I wasn't raised with a silver spoon in my mouth. All I need is enough to pay off all my expenses and have a little financial security. You don't need millions for that.

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22. 

    12/21/08

    sisterofmercy

    Nope, it's sad to say that we live in a world where capitalism and consumerism is key to society but I don't think my life would be as good without money, plus it gets you the basics-food, water, etc. These days nothing is free.

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23. 

    12/21/08

    xmarks

    Yes but then I would need a gun.

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24. 

    12/21/08

    CrankyChick

    If everyone else lived w/o money. In this society is hard. Some societies use shells for money.... I would rather not have to worry about money but hey folk we are not birds..(like in the Bible) that god takes care of the birds and they don't worry about anyting...If I was a bird all I would need would be a warm spot and some worms and seeds.....

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25. 

    12/21/08

    handycrafts

    I am not live without Money. Money need for every time for to direct of live in the earth

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26. 

    12/21/08

    ceo08

    I don't think people could live without money

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27. 

    12/21/08

    luckyless

    n0

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28. 

    3/18/09

    Gopalganapathy

    The benevolence of the closest friends/relatives may be helpful to ward off hunger and clothing requirements, but otherwise in this materialistic world of necessities, money extremely essential. No talks of spirituality and other virtues do not come from the hungry body.

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    3/18/09

    Gopalganapathy

    The benevolence of the closest friends/relatives may be helpful to ward off hunger and clothing requirements, but otherwise in this materialistic world of necessities, money extremely essential. No talks of spirituality and other virtues come from the hungry body

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30. 

    3/18/09

    roentarre

    Money is essential. So far that I am so happy because I got no worries about getting money!

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