Every now and then the thought enters my mind "What if money didn't exist and everything was free?"  We would all have access to the best of everything; food, medication, clothing, housing, education, travel, entertainment, to name but just a few.   Everything would be created just for the joy of it and shared with others in order to share that joy and great ideas would gain the interest and effort of all, in the shared interest of making life more enjoyable for everyone.  Work would no longer be motivated by money and hence, all labour would be free as would all materials and tools. We would all live healthier lives and there would be less crime as there would be no need to steal, and relationships would be better as we would each be valued and celebrated for our unique contribution to the joy of others. You may say that those who didn't share free  would be marginalised, but who wouldn't be willing to share in a world where everything was freely given? There would be no lack at all.

John Lennon asked us to Imagine no heaven, no countries and no posessions, but can you imagine a world without money? ... sounds like heaven to me ... (italics added for emphasis)

Imagine there's no money
It's easy if you try
No debt of hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no money
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no false religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no concept of possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

So the question remains, if the currency of life was love, would we be rich or poor?