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- use as little money as possible but as much money as needed in order to work towards our vision and to fulfill our values.
- prevent waste and promote sharing and buying something is not sharing.
- live after our values and not let them be influenced by money.
- overcome coercion (Zwang), fear of not getting enough, dept and exchange (I help you only if you help me) which are all closely tied to money.
- enable recources to go where they are needed
Criteria
We want to only buy things that are:
- really needed → their lack leads to health threat, not having something would be a risk
- not possible to be shared, saved, borrowed or donated
- at best not increasing suffering
- healthy for humans and the environment
Individuals
- are self-determined
- can not be forced to to/not do something
- are kindly asked to act at their best knowledge and belief (Wissen und Gewissen)
- should question themselves and others regularly and openly
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