The Race to Zero

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I’ve had a long-term privately-held desire to reduce my cash-footprint to zero (aka living simply, having no money etc). In this regard I’ve used Trade Exchanges, barter and suchlike extensively over the years.

I will still live well and pay taxes and do business and obey the laws of the land, but I now really want to remove my reliance on and use of the decidedly shaky and rather shady creation of the Central Banking Cartel. My desire has moved from ‘back burner’ to ‘front burner’ since I emmigrated to Samoa (as I’ve lived off capital for three years and spare cash has all but dried up).

Many of us, especially since 2008, are starting to really recognise that there is a big problem with a monetary system that appears destined to fail and that “feeds the few” at the expense of the masses. These are actually two separate issues but they are widely perceived as one problem. This is a fatal mistake. We must separate the SYSTEM from the PURPOSE before we can “get to zero”.

Let’s race into it . . . “zero” is waiting!

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Smarter than Barter ~ Better than a Bank!

Club Credits - Smarter than Barter ~ Better than a Bank
Club Credits - Smarter than Barter ~ Better than a Bank

Club Credits
Smarter than Barter ~ Better than a Bank!

I’ve just completed an intensive study on economics and the nature of money for a business that I established last year (2012).  For Club Samoa we wanted to have a simple, stable, equitable international currency that was not affected by recessions, global market conditions nor subject to the Money Power manipulations that seemed to be the norm.

The end result of this is that the world now has a true “Open Source” currency available – unlimited Lines of Credit, interest free, peer-managed and as pure a currency as you can get. Ownership and management of the currency will be put in the commons on or before March 2016, hopefully sooner. [Read more...]

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The Poverty Mentality

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Palagi Perspectives

Palagi visiting Samoa for the first time can be quite shocked with the relative poverty they see. The flip-side of this is that Samoans can view Palagi as a source of income. I’m frequently told, “Oh, many Samoans just see a Palagi’s wallet”.

I can empathise with both views. I definitely know what it’s like to view a Palagi as a welcome source of income when I have very little cash in my own pocket! I can also identify with the shock factor for the Palagi seeing rural Samoa for the first time. Such a different lifestyle with low-cost housing, cooking on fire, limited job opportunities and subsistence lifestyles is definitely an eye-opener. [Read more...]

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2. Vision > relationships > money

In this Sermon from Samoa I share another principle that we have been applying to the SWAP Foundation‘s work. Coming from a Christian perspective, I challenge the Western mindset that giving primarily entails giving money and that more money means more success. God is all about relationships and faith – not programs and success. [Read more...]

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All about money, again

The lure of money is subtle, and multifaceted. In another Sermon from Samoa, I share my concerns about how focussing on monetary matters trips even the best of us up in God’s economy. I’ll start though with one of my favourites – politics and money, yes you guessed it . . . in Samoa! [Read more...]

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Samoan Power and Money

In this latest Sermon from Samoa I explain how I see Power and Money to also be key influencers in rural third world Samoa, surprisingly perhaps, even as they are obviously key influencers in the Western world. [Read more...]

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