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Living without money 不需要用錢的生活
Former teacher Heidemarie Schwermer has lived without money in Germany for 13 years. Our writer finds out how she does it
前教師Heidemarie Schwermer在德國己經過了13年沒有使用到錢的日子，我們的作者找出她是如何做到的。
November 24, 2009 From The Times Stefanie Marsh
Twenty-two years ago Heidemarie Schwermer, a middle-aged secondary school teacher just emerging from a difficult marriage, moved with her two children from the village of Lueneburg to the city of Dortmund, in the Ruhr area of Germany, whose homeless population, she immediately noticed, was above average and striking in its intransigent hopelessness.
Her immediate reaction was shock. “This isn’t right, this can’t go on,” she said to herself. After careful reflection she set up what in Germany is called a Tauschring — a sort of swap shop — a place where people can exchange their skills or possessions for other skills and possessions, a money-free zone where a haircut could be rendered in return for car maintenance; a still-functioning but never-used toaster be exchanged for a couple of second-hand cardigans. She called it Gib und Nimm, Give and Take.
在德國稱為Tauschring - 一個以物易物的商店，在這裡人們可以以他們的經驗或擁有的東西來交換其他人的經驗或擁有的東西，一個不需要用錢的地方，在這裡可以用剪頭髮得到汽車維修的回報．．，她稱它為給與拿。
It was always Schwermer’s belief that the homeless didn’t need money to re-enter society: instead they should be able to empower themselves by making themselves useful, despite debts, destitution or joblessness. “I’ve always believed that even if you have nothing, you are worth a lot. Everyone has a place in this world.” Schwermer總是相信無家可歸的人不需要錢就可以重新進入社會：取而代之是他們應該讓自己具備能力來發揮所長。我總是相信即使你一無所有，你還是很有價值的。每個人在這個世界都有一個地方
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Former teacher Heidemarie Schwermer has lived without money in Germany for 13 years. Our writer finds out how she does it
前教師Heidemarie Schwermer在德國己經過了13年沒有使用到錢的日子，我們的作者找出她是如何做到的。
November 24, 2009 From The Times Stefanie Marsh
Twenty-two years ago Heidemarie Schwermer, a middle-aged secondary school teacher just emerging from a difficult marriage, moved with her two children from the village of Lueneburg to the city of Dortmund, in the Ruhr area of Germany, whose homeless population, she immediately noticed, was above average and striking in its intransigent hopelessness.Her immediate reaction was shock. “This isn’t right, this can’t go on,” she said to herself. After careful reflection she set up what in Germany is called a Tauschring — a sort of swap shop — a place where people can exchange their skills or possessions for other skills and possessions, a money-free zone where a haircut could be rendered in return for car maintenance; a still-functioning but never-used toaster be exchanged for a couple of second-hand cardigans. She called it Gib und Nimm, Give and Take.
在德國稱為Tauschring - 一個以物易物的商店，在這裡人們可以以他們的經驗或擁有的東西來交換其他人的經驗或擁有的東西，一個不需要用錢的地方，在這裡可以用剪頭髮得到汽車維修的回報．．，她稱它為給與拿。
It was always Schwermer’s belief that the homeless didn’t need money to re-enter society: instead they should be able to empower themselves by making themselves useful, despite debts, destitution or joblessness. “I’ve always believed that even if you have nothing, you are worth a lot. Everyone has a place in this world.” Schwermer總是相信無家可歸的人不需要錢就可以重新進入社會：取而代之是他們應該讓自己具備能力來發揮所長。我總是相信即使你一無所有，你還是很有價值的。每個人在這個世界都有一個地方
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