living without money
When I began living without money 18 months ago, the most common question people asked me was "How on earth are you going to eat?"
There are four legs to the money-free food table. The most exciting, and my favourite, is foraging, which originally meant to (1)____________ in search of food and provisions.
Great Britain has been (2)___________, so its remaining wilds could no longer feed its population. This makes the next leg – growing your own food – crucial. Whether it be on your kitchen windowsill, in your back garden, or on the (3)______________, start with whatever you can, choose varieties that require little work.
The third leg comes in: bartering. Bartering can either be an exchange of food, when people have (4)______________ of one crop or another, or an exchange of skills for food. It helps build bonds between neighbours, leading eventually to communities that are more (5)_____________ to external shocks; societies where friendships, not cash, are seen as security.
The fourth leg is waste food. I prefer to build relationships with small businesses that throw perfectly good (6)________ away, either because of insanely rigid laws or their own quality standards. By choosing this method, you save yourself the task of looking through a bin and you get to build a relationship with another local who, in almost all cases, feels terrible about (7)______________edible food.
travelling without money
if you’re extremely (8)___________ in your approach, you can travel with no money at all, if you’re lacking bucks in the bank but you want to hit the road, then this article will help you hack your way into a life of travel
Firstly, you can use your points obtained buying with your credit card to pay for flight tickets, hotels, car rentals and tours all over the world. Pack Light: Try to have only carry-on luggage.
accomodation You can find house sitting jobs. We used TrustedHouseSitters.com and we’ve found jobs in the Caribbean and in Costa Rica. Couch Surfing: This is probably the single best way to stay for free and meet cool people who offer up their (9)____________ room or couch, and you are able to stay with them. WWOOFing: In a nutshell, WWOOFing is when you work on an organic farm in exchange for free (10)_________. Accommodation Exchange: Next time you check into a hostel, ask them if they’re looking for any help in exchange for free accommodation.
free transport Hitch Hiking On The Road: If you’re travelling by land, you can do it in most places. Just make sure that you’re raising your thumb in a safe place.
free food
Some travellers will (11)_______________ to a somewhat sanitary method of “dumpster diving” in order to get free meals Eating at Ashrams, Temples & Churches: In some places of holy (12)___________ around the world
Work Exchange: Head into a local restaurant or the restaurant at your hostel and ask if they need any help with dishes, bartending or service
EXERCISES
1. Put the words in the blank spaces
a. resilient b. allotment c. grub d. tamed e. savvy f. gluts
g. wander h. chucking out i. board j.spare k. worship l. resort
2. Find in the text the synonims to the following words:
SOFA SACRED EMOTIONAL TIES TRADE
RUMMAGE AROUND CAN BE EATEN DOLLARS
3. choose A, B, C from the following questions
1. what is the meaning of the expression "hit the road" in blue in the text?
a.- gather money
b.- start a journey
c.- to drive on a road
2. what is the meaning of the expression "hack your way into" in blue in the text?
a.- to use a computer to find a solution
b.- to do something easily
c.- to beat the odds
3.- what is the meaning of the expression "In a nutshell" in blue in the text?
a.- to summarize
b.- as an example
c.- not surprisingly
4.- what image represents best "dumpster diving" in blue in the text?
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