澳夫妇体验生活一年来不花分文_时事

澳夫妇体验生活一年来不花分文

Even though they don’t have jobs, Rachel and Liam don’t have a lot of leisure time to waste. They spend most of the day working for local farmers – planting vegetables and picking berries, just so they can earn their next meal. They have five ducks that provide them with fresh eggs, but when supplies go low, they have to go sift through dumpsters for discarded vegetables, fruit, and bread.

虽然两人没有工作，蕾切尔与利亚姆却也没有多少休闲时间。他们大部分时候得帮当地的农民打打下手，比如种菜或采莓子，才能换得一顿吃的。他们饲养了5只鸭子，不时能吃上新鲜鸭蛋。不过，食物不够了，他们就得到垃圾箱里找吃的，拣别人扔掉的蔬菜、水果和面包。

Despite the couple’s best efforts, their experiment hasn’t remained totally cash free – Liam needed dental work earlier this year, which cost the couple $300, and Rachel also had to spring for a new bike so she could ride into town. But those were pretty much their biggest expenses for the year.

夫妇两人虽苦心经营，但还是碰上了花钱的时候。今年早些时候，利亚姆去看牙医，花掉了300美元，蕾切尔为了方便进城，也不得不买了辆新自行车。不过，这些钱大概是他们这一年里最大的开支了。

With only a few months left of their cashless year, the couple hasn’t decided if they’re going to return to civilization or not. It’s not easy, but they might just continue to live off the grid. They seem quite happy with their lifestyle despite the hardships, and they get along really well with their neighbors too. “Older folks seem to love the idea of us doing what they used to do as kids, or in some cases, as young hippies, Rachel told That’s Life! Magazine, adding that she and Liam might just burn out from all the work, but they’re enjoying themselves for now.