Freedom, to us, is the state of being free to speak, eat, drink, learn, sleep, travel, express one’s self and experience. No other animal on the planet pays money for these things.

The only real reason to have created a thing called money was to create the spell of “ownership” and division. It created a division of status among humans. This formula has allowed a small amount of people to manipulate a mass. Humans have drawn up imaginary lines on land, stating ownership of this and ownership of that. An agreement was made while the Earth, animals and nature were excluded from the conversation.

Most people can’t picture living without money, but today, half of the entire population on planet Earth lives on the equivalent of 50¢ to $1 a day. It still blows us away and continues to instill a feeling of great strength and opportunity to make better choices with our freedoms, gifts and talents.

We would much prefer to be part of a race where everyone has clean water, nutritious food and a roof over their head…where animals and nature aren’t run over and where everyone is educated from an energetic standpoint. We’d love to see a world where people work together to better the whole and the future, with or without any form of currency.

If money wasn’t here, couldn’t we all exchange our energy, talents, skills, knowledge, strength, creativity and love to keep us and our surroundings healthy and in operating order? Could a worldwide collaboration occur where millions of people stop working for corporations, governments, factories and industries and begin working for themselves and together to provide the necessities to each other?

Are too many distracted by money, competition, fame and self-gain for that to happen? The news and media won’t be the ones to ever tell us to take care of each other. It’s busy telling us all to buy more, judge each other, compete and stay distracted.

Most people know our money isn’t backed by gold anymore, but what a lot of people still don’t know is that the money being printed and distributed is done so, by a private company (federal reserve), not the government. If paper money has no gold to back it, then we must realize that it is only our belief that gives money any value.

We’ve done quite a bit of research and have rewired our minds when it comes to currency. We’ve focused more on trading our creative skills for lodging, food, activities and traveling. The more we learn to live on less, the more we reconnect with ourselves, each other and Mother Nature. Our goals now revolve around creating and growing a simple life with big adventures, where money doesn’t change or determine our well-being.

When we do make purchases, we try to support family-owned/operated businesses, small businesses and environmentally friendly companies. If everyone realized the benefits of going minimal, spending less and focusing on the real things that matter in life, we truly feel more people would have less problems and the world would transform into a much better place for all.