Here is the latest missive from monetary expert and world globetrotter Tom Greco. As you can see when he visits a region of the world he really gets to know all about the people and customs, traditions, etc. Which makes his writings so interesting…We hope you like (more…)

Musings on Malaysia

Sunday, August 17, 2008

In conventional tourist terms, Kota Bharu has little to offer aside from
some large bazaars, quaint markets, and a few museums. But after more than
a week of lazing on island beaches it serves my needs - a decent,
comfortable hotel at affordable prices, some good cheap ethnic food, and
access to the internet. I’ve been here (more…)

Should I stay or should I go?” asks the singer of a popular song from the
1980’s.
That tells the story of my life, as it seems to be my recurrent dilemma.

(”Should I Stay or Should I Go” is a song by The Clash, from their album
Combat Rock. It was written in 1981 and featured Mick Jones on lead vocals.
It became the band’s only number-one single, a decade after it was
originally released.)
Am I a pop-music guru with an incredible memory, or what?

Well…, it’s “or what.”
Actually, I had no idea which group recorded that song, (more…)

The latest from monetary expert Tom Greco…

Well, the baby has been born and it looks pretty healthy to me. It weighed
in at 320 pages and about 85,000 words. I sent it off to my publisher late
yesterday afternoon. Whether it will thrive in the hands of the editor
remains (more…)

We continue our following of monetary expert Tom Greco. For background reading on Greco see our “Categories” section in the right hand column.

Today is St. Patrick’s Day. After driving more than 600 miles yesterday from
Tucson, I spent a restful night at the Motel 6 in Buttonwillow, choosing it
as the much more frugal option over the other lodging possibilities closer
to L.A. At a shade under $33, it’s probably the best bargain in the state of
California.

The morning TV programs from New York City show, as they always do,
enthusiastic crowds eager to be seen by the folks back home. This time they
are gathered for those special events that happen every year on March 17,
the day when everyone is Irish. Bundled up against the thirty degree (more…)

Monetary expert Tom Greco has posted the comments of Rep. Ron Paul’s address to Congress regarding the need for competing currencies in the (more…)

Sunday, February 3, 2008

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let
alone.” That’s one of my favorite quotes from Henry David Thoreau.

I’ve tried to enrich myself in that way, but there seems to be a line that
demarks those things that make life meaningful and fulfilling, things that
one cannot let alone. For me, that includes my work, which is all about
promoting social justice, economic equity, and political liberty, most
particularly by describing the “money problem,” designing exchange
alternatives, and implementing (more…)

Monetary expert Thomas Greco writes a letter to Bernard von Nothaus, founder of the Liberty Dollar, which recently was visited by the U.S. Government. Greco has been working at the leading edge of economic and financial restructuring. Last year he traveled throughout the world lecturing and working with various communities to set up community curencies. He has also addressed the International Reciprocal Trade Association (IRTA) about the commercial barter industry’s unique oppoetunity to be a major savior of the coming currency crisis, IF they were united and using a common currency.

Bernard von Nothaus is the founder of the Liberty Dollar. It’s distributed by Liberty Services (formerly known as NORFED) based in Evansville, Indiana. The U.S. Government (FBI & Secret Service) on November 15, 2007 confiscated gold & silver certificates from the company stating the actions was in the interests of not confusing people by allowing them to think they (the certificates) were legal currency.

In this missive Greco suggests to Nothaus the answer to the coming global financial (more…)

Tom’s Year-end Report - 2007…Monetary expert Tom Greco is back home after almost a year of traveling the globe. Greco’s message on private currencies and how the barter industry could influence the world, if coordinated and structured as a single currency, was shared at the 2006 International Reciprocal Trade Association’s annual convention. Welcome home Tom!

The nomadic life has much to recommend it, but it can wear you down. By the
day after Christmas I will have been back in the U.S. a full month. I hadn’t
realized how tired and run-down I was from my travels until I got (more…)

Report from England November 23, 2007

London’s grey, chill November drizzle can depress one’s spirits. But somehow
the bustle of the city, the crowds surging into and out from the Tube,
provides some comfort, perhaps as reassurance that life yet thrives beneath
the pall.

Lodging at one of London’s five hostels (this one rated as the “five star”)
I have the chance to mingle with other (more…)