You’ve seen some stunningly expensive houses for sale on Gabriola. There’s that one down on the waterfront that costs more than I can imagine spending on anything short of saving the world. Then there’s the massive property with enough land and buildings to house a religious cult. Then there’s…. oh, you get the idea. We’ve [...]
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Do you know anybody on Gabriola who lives on very little money? I’ve met a few such people, but none of them have stories quite like this one. Here, this is from the Telegraph: Former businessman lives on no money for a year. Mark Boyle said giving up his job, possessions and money to live [...]
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Now here’s a fascinating article from the Times Online: Living without money. Twenty-two years ago Heidemarie Schwermer, a middle-aged secondary school teacher just emerging from a difficult marriage, moved with her two children from the village of Lueneburg to the city of Dortmund, in the Ruhr area of Germany, whose homeless population, she immediately noticed, [...]
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