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Forget trying to make money - you don’t need a single penny

‘Instead of watching the TV, turn off the light, stick on a few beeswax candles and fritter the hours away making love' - lessons from the new discipline of 'freeconomics'.

‘If life doesn't inspire me to get up and do a little Irish jig every morning before breakfast, what the hell is the point of it?’

How can you argue with that?

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11 comments so far. Why not have your say?

A L Miller

Jul 28, 2010 at 09:28

This is rubbish!

The light, and even the TV, are much cheaper than beeswax candles.

Remember, we gave up candles because of the cost and the filthy smoke.

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Firoz Noman

Jul 28, 2010 at 09:48

This topic does not make any sense to me. Reading this topic is just waste of time.

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Taxman

Jul 28, 2010 at 09:59

If you can reduce your income (and that does not sound too difficult) then you reduce the tax you pay and you have more leisure time. Only problem may be that you start to worry about adequate pension funding but there are ways around that. see www.taxpractice.co.uk

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Grumpy Old Man

Jul 28, 2010 at 10:55

Unfortunately,making love and hours no longer figure in the same sentence for me.Would love to make it last that long but it ain't gonna happen like that anymore, I reckon!

Beeswax candles are too expensive.....Mrs.Grumpy and I have to put up with ordinary ones!We don't mind.

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Herb Kane

Jul 28, 2010 at 11:07

Why do you fools waste your time with this nonsense

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EllaCh

Jul 28, 2010 at 12:29

Hey, I like Grumpy Old Man he has a sense of humour, it appears some people take themselves too seriously on here :0)

PS. Mr G with pills anything is possible!

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Redundant (Old Timer?)

Jul 28, 2010 at 12:30

Ah! The summer no news so lets have nonsense hits citywire!!

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martin roach

Jul 28, 2010 at 17:53

I don't agree with the article so i am going to spend my time complaining and calling the writer names, saying thing that would never do to someone's face. There you are, now I feel better.

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The pacifist capitalist

Jul 28, 2010 at 19:26

Define money! Where does this person live and what does he eat? Does he own the bees that produce the wax? If so they are a form of money - an easily exchangeable commodity that more than a few people value.....

I'm all for living cheaper but there are very few people on this planet who don't rely on some form of money, albeit not the hard cash in one's pocket. Therefore, I agree that this is an ill thought out article. How about an article on what money actually is and why it is a good and necessary thing?!

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Victor Meldrew

Jul 28, 2010 at 20:39

Beeswax candles might be tax deductable if you write about them.

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Anonymous 1 needed this 'off the record'

Jul 29, 2010 at 00:45

What a sad bunch of comments. He is only trying to put a bit of sparkle in your life instead of the usual 9-5 grind for more material possessions !

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