Free Money Day 2013

Free Money Day will occur, globally, this 15th September, albeit in a scaled down form from its 2012 success. The organising team at the Post Growth Institute are presently focussing attention on outlining an alternative macroeconomic framework, grounded in...

The Value of Money for Nothing

Giving things away freely – time, knowledge, possessions and money – has been and continues to be a truly valuable aspect of my freedom. My grandmother was a big inspiration. She lived simply yet, in the last years of her life, if you commented appreciatively...

When Sharing Becomes Unstoppable

How magical does the world appear when witnessing the unstoppable spread of human generosity? It seems that everywhere I turn people are discovering the joy of sharing; from giving free hugs, to distributing excess produce or holding a National Sharing Day. The...

A Short Review of Free Money Day 2011

Congratulations and gratitude to everyone who participated in the 2011 Free Money Day! The event was an overwhelming success.  With 63 events in 43 towns and cities, in 18 different countries, there were an estimated 1462 recipients of free money who then passed half...