Digital Garden - Economy
As I continue to gather my seeds (notes), I find that I am often reflecting on or trying to understand the economy. Perhaps I need to focus, and really get it. It seems so complicated from where I am. The journey begins.
"All I see is Dolla Signs"
- Rhianna
"There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody."
-Adlai Stevenson I, 23rd Vice President of the USA
Like... What is it
Inflation. Taxes. Income tax. Corporate tax. Capital Gains. Printing money. I don't know. I don't even know how to talk about the economy right now but to say I think we are all getting a little screwed. Let's learn.
Random thoughts. That's all I got. It will get better.
Pondering...
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Banks can't already send money instantly to one another...?
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Where does the government in the UK and the USA get their money from anyway?
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What's wrong with the banking system and what to do about it...
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What if there were no more banks?
F* Money
Our current economy is based on "money". So we all end up in a game of monopoly. Most of us are not equipped to join a game decades after it started and attempt to get Park Place back from the current champions.
Why money? It is like a point system game we are all forced to play but when we join the system, there is no "reset" because a new player joined. You have to "catch up". Oh and there is a limited number of points. If we make more, it breaks everything (inflation anyone). This sounds fun. Maybe its not about winning.
Pondering...
Financial Freedom
Being free in a new game.
Money is a cage and a key.
Debt is a trap.
STUFF is an anchor.
Pondering...
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Trying a thirty, sixty, or 90 day shopping ban?
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What if we taught frugality in schools... or at home?
Circular
"A circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible." -- That sounds great! Could we?
We have heard about "recycling" and the mantra around "reduce, reuse, recycle". Perhaps this is the first heartbeat of a circular economy.
Pondering...
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(reduce) Trying a thirty, sixty, or 90 day shopping ban?
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(reuse) What about not needing money. Just giving away stuff and getting stuff... free.
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(reuse)Airbnb for gear aka kit. Lease out your tent, sleeping bag, hiking pack and more.