As others here have pointed out, she's not living without money so much as making her own, on the spot, when she needs it - in the form of the very adaptable ju

As others here have pointed out, she's not living without money so much as making her own, on the spot, when she needs it - in the form of the very adaptable just-in-time currency known as barter. Douglas Rushkoff's book _Life Inc._ and his recent talks are all about centralized currency's corrosive (or rather, extractive) effect on society and are an excellent source of more economic-hack ideas. Here's his talk from the Web 2.0 conference last week: http://rushkoff.com/2009/11/21/radical-abundance/ http://rushkoff.com/2009/11/21/radical-abundance/