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Northfield, MN: Community Exchange Brings Barter Into The 21st Century

northfield.patch.com | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Northfield, Minnesota, Barter, Northfield-Mn, Dispatches: The Changing American Dream, Bartering, Patch, Home News

"You shouldn't need money to fill the basic needs of shelter, food, clothing, water--that's what community is for."...

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Running a Business With Dreams But No Money

Don McNay | Posted 09.03.2011

Read More: Small Business, Barter, Starting a Business, Business Tips, Small Business Tips, Business Trades, Small Business America, Goods for Services, Business Barter, Business Goods for Services, Business Trade Out, Business, Business News

If someone has a service you value, offer your expertise instead of cash. You will be stunned at how often the offer is accepted. Most businesses are more eager to pay in services or products than to write a big check.

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Marketing and Selling Work in a Difficult Economy

Daniel Grant | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Rotary International, Barter, Artwork, Sales, Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, Marketing, Artists, Business of Art, Recession, Web Sites, Arts News

In today's economy, some full-time artists may find that they need to get a part-time job, while others will put renewed effort into strengthening ties with current collectors.

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Getting Your Sh*t Together: Ask GYST (Bartering and Trading Artwork)

Karen Atkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Artist, Business of Art, Art, Gallery, Professional Practices, Barter, Trade, Bartering Art, Arts News

I want to propose a barter with my dentist, I give her a painting in exchange for dental work. Are there laws I need to know about?

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'Time Banks' Exchange Work, Not Cash

AP | MICHAEL RUBINKAM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barter System, Barter, Time Banks, Impact, Bartering, Time Dollars, Impact News

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — No money? No problem! Pay with time, instead. That's what Maria Villacreses did when the economy put a hitch in her wedding pl...

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Score! Reinventing the Three Rs: Reinvent, Reuse, Radness

Jerri Chou | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Events, Barter, Economy, Etsy, Market Publique, Showpaper, Nylon Magazine, New York News

The concept behind Score! Pop Up Swap is simple: Folks bring their old items, volunteers distribute items to themed departments, and attendees can browse and take whatever they fancy.

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HuffPost Reader On Bartering: Recession Has "Changed The People In My Town"

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barter, Sherry Wachter, Recession Fears, Bearing Witness 2.0, Bearing Witness, Barter System, Recession, Bartering, Business News

Can hard times bring communities together? Sherry Wachter of Milton-Freewater, Oregon, contacted HuffPost to bear witness to how she and her neighbors...

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Barter Markets: Can Trading Beef for a Backpack Keep Consumption in Check?

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Secondhand, Consumerism, Consumption, Barter, Green News, Barcelona, Recession, Secondhand Shop, Shopping Tips, Secondhand Clothes, Vintage Shopping, Bartering, Global Economic Crisis, Global Recession, Trading, Barcelona Spain, Barter System, Healthy Living News

One market devotee explained, "It's a way to give value to things. To leave money aside, even if just one day a year, and to encourage more the exchange."

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Bartering For Health Care On The Rise

AP | TOM MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, ITEX Corp., Barter, Health Care Costs, Bartering, Craigslist, Business News

Cash, check or a cord of wood for that doctor visit? As health care costs climb, old-fashioned bartering has seen brisk growth since the economy soure...

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Craigslist Barter Classifieds: Trading Goods And Services With No Money

New York Times | SUSAN DOMINUS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barter Business, Barter System, New York, itex.com, Barter, New York City, Craigslist, Craigslist Barter, Craigslist.com, New York News

If you can teach guitar or chess, if you are very organized, if you have any talent in Web design or interior design, if you live in New York, there i...

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Barter System Booms During Recession

The Denver Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baterer Beware, Barter, Business-to-Business, U-Exchange.com, Ryan Lee, Colorado, Eugene Sobczak, Bartering, Denver Post, Business News

Unemployed since November, Eugene Sobczak wanted nothing more than to aid another cash-strapped soul, gratis, when he read the online ad asking for he...

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Free Funeral Barter: Craigslist Ad Offers Free Funeral In Exchange For Contractor Work

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bartering Craigslist, Craigslist Bartering, Craigslist.com, Bartering Free Funeral, Barter, Bartering, Craigslist, Business News

NEW YORK — A New York City funeral director is offering a deal to die for. Peter Dohanich put an ad on Craigslist seeking a reliable contractor...

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Like Music and Oil. Perfect Together?

Mark Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benefits, Barter, The Roots, Iraq, Public Enemy, Oil, Petroleum, Music, Opec, Charities, Politics News

Bringing artists to engage the peoples of countries that are often in tension with the United States (as are many OPEC nations) can increase international goodwill and ease geopolitical tensions.

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