Lifestyle Gift Economists

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Contents 1 Living Without Money 1.1 1991- 1.2 1996- 1.3 2000- 1.4 2008- 1.5 2009- 1.6 2010- 1.7 2011- 2 Lived Without Money 2.1 1953-1981 2.2 2009-2010 2.3 2010 3 Gift Economy advocates 3.1 Movements 3.2 Individual advocates

[edit] Living Without Money

Committed to not touching money. Many such lifestyle gift economists do not have websites, but some do! Here are some inspirational stories...

[edit] 1991-

• Öff Öff Jürgen Wagner who founded in Germany the 'unideological'(most-possibly 'consensus-opened') "Schenkers-Movement" ("Givers- or Gift-Movement"), living without luxury, state (identity card etc) and money, only exchanging gifts in UNCONDITIONAL GLOBAL(or HOLISTIC) LOVE and offering such nonviolent sharing as way to "(global)consensus-sharing"-community-culture in nature-life on "free earth"; invitation to Forum. Subject to some harassment by parties unknown who apparently object to his moneyless lifestyle. (b-day: May 12^th)

[edit] 1996-

• Heidemarie Schwermer, subject of the 2011 documentary film LivingWithoutMoney.org (b-day: Jan 14^th)

[edit] 2000-

• Suelo, in Southwest US. "Is it ethical to use a bank?" (b-day: May 1^st)

[edit] 2008-

• Mark Boyle, in UK, who started http://www.justfortheloveofit.org (b-day: May 8^th)

[edit] 2009-

• elf Pavlik, living in Europe and refusing to use state papers such as id, passport, driving licence etc. (b-day: Sep 19^th)
• Adin in South Africa. Avoiding money for 5 years to draw attention to it. (b-day: Dec 23^rd)
• Rasputin since 2009-08-05 one more "complete" "Schenker(giver)" in "Schenkers-Movement", leading the "House of Hospitality", a project with 'unconditional fraternal social work' as a gift to people in need

[edit] 2010-

• Raphael and Benjamin, in words of Suelo: "Two Europeans boat-hopping and hitching around the world without money" (b-day: Aug 27^th - Raphael, Jan 10^th Benji)
• Tomi Astikainen (b-day: Nov 11^th)
• Robin (site in Dutch)

[edit] 2011-

• Julez Edward (b-day: Feb 10^th)
• You???

[edit] Lived Without Money

[edit] 1953-1981

• Peace Pilgrim, who walked over 25,000 miles on her pilgrimage for peace.

[edit] 2009-2010

• Sonja Kruse, travelled around checking out Ubuntu in South Africa (b-day: Mar 28^th)

[edit] 2010

• Roy Ramirez, in words of Suelo: "He just started living moneyless with me this summer & is now on his own journey" (b-day: Jun 20^th)

[edit] Gift Economy advocates

Working for free, but accepting gifts including money:

[edit] Movements

• Free Tea Party running free tea parties in their bus
• Free Farm Stand giving away farm produce in US

[edit] Individual advocates

• Matt is the Ice Cream Man, who gives away free ice cream to people
• Jesse James Retherford, a sustainable lifestyle and fitness coach
• Charles Eisenstein, blogger author and advocate of living in the gift.
• Vinod Sreedhar, running workshops on sustainability