The Moneyless Man cover art

The Moneyless Man

A Year of Freeconomic Living

 Preview
This Season's Biggest Deal

$0.99/mo for 3 months + $20 Audible bonus voucher

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Get this deal
Offer ends on 28 December, 2026.
More purchase options

The Moneyless Man

By: Mark Boyle
Narrated by: David Thorpe
Get this deal

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends 28 December, 2026. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $20.58

Buy Now for $20.58

This Season's Biggest Deal | $0.99/mo for 3 months + $20 Audible bonus

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo. after 3 months - terms apply.
Summary

Imagine a year without spending - or even touching - money. Former businessman Mark Boyle did just that and here is his extraordinary story. Going back to basics and following his own strict rules, Mark learned ingenious ways to eliminate his bills and discovered that good friends are all the riches you need.

Encountering seasonal foods, solar panels, skill-swapping schemes, cuttlefish toothpaste, compost toilets, and - the unthinkable - a cash-free Christmas, Boyle puts the fun into frugality and offers some great tips for economical (and environmentally friendly) living. A testament to Mark's astounding determination, this witty and heart-warming book will make you re-evaluate your relationship to your wallet.

©2010 Mark Boyle (P)2012 Audible Ltd Business Development Business Development & Entrepreneurship Diaries & Journals Economics Environment Letters & Correspondence Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence Microeconomics Personal Finance Science Sociology Sustainable & Green Living
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Critic Reviews

"Essential and enjoyable reading. The fascinating story of an important social experiment, told with humility, insight, and great humour." (Chris Cleave, Sunday Times best-selling author of The Other Hand and Guardian columnist)
All stars
Most relevant
An absolute must read for all! This book has inspired me to no ends. Definitely recommend!

This book has changed my life!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is a great book and well worth a listen.

I just wish they had chosen an Irish narrator (eg Gerard Doyle, as per Boyle's second book The Way Home).

Great book, wrong narrator

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Listened to this in preparation for my escape from society mid pandemic lockdown. Good tips for the unemployed and unvaccinated mid lock down/mandatory vax period.

Good prep for the next pandemic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
this is actually full of great info and insights. its sad to see how far weve progressed as humans in some regards, and how backwards we are in others, but its so great to see people waking up and making decisions like "freeganism" and many more cool concepts explained here. the narration made this seem more on the humorous side, but it tacked some really serious issues with great practicality.

take what you can use from this and recycle the rest.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
His story and perspective made me think deeply about our modern lifestyle, food production, transport, and how the economy works. While I’m not sure the idea of returning to a moneyless society will ever happen, we can definitely take on a lot of aspects he speaks about- sharing, helping each other, mending instead of replacing, asking ourselves if we really need something, etc. (I’ve pondered alternative housing for many years, but the councils in Australia seem to be very against it and there are so many laws. One needs to be quite rich to build an alternative home that’s in line with the building regulations. Very sad.) I would recommend this book.

Very interesting

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.