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Here’s a hint for anyone wanting to break old habits and save money in the process. I did this in a time long ago and it worked a treat.
I opened a savings account that I named the Didn’t Account. I carried a notebook with me, and every time I didn’t do the things I was trying to stop doing, I noted the fact. At the end of each day, I transferred the money I saved by not doing those things into the Didn’t Account. Very effective at making me think carefully each time I was tempted and very rewarding to see how fast that saved money accumulated. It worked for me, so it may for you.

"Many economic textbooks tell...a story about the origin of money that involves barter societies...and it was inconvenient to carry around large objects or animals to swap against something else.

There is no evidence that this ever happened. But the resulting image of money as a commodity is widespread...

Money is something you either have or you don’t.

But this isn’t how our money works."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-05-16/money-commons-review-of-remaking-money-for-a-sustainable-future-by-ester-barinaga-martin/

Money Commons: Review of ‘Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future’, by Ester Barinaga Martín Katja Durrani, originally published by Lowimpact.org May 16, 2025 For anybody taking a closer look, it’s quickly obvious that our current money system isn’t working for most people, nor is it compatible with a sustainable future. This book does a very good job of explaining why that is so. Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future: Money Commons by Ester Barinaga Martín was published in 2024 by Bristol University Press in its series Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century. Available through Open Access, you can download it as pdf or epub here: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/89799 The book provides an in-depth view and thorough analysis of various money arrangements. I highly recommend reading it if you are interested in alternative money systems — whether you are new to the topic or not.

Longer working hours have been linked to higher emissions, yet the climate movement seems reluctant to join the campaign for a four-day week—a potential strategic error given the social, health and climate benefits of working less.

My latest piece for Sower ⬇️ 🧵

https://www.sower.world/working-less-climate-solution/