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What My Mom Taught Me About Money [PHOTOS]

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Money Lessons From Mom, Haggling, Mother's Day 2012, Mother's Day, Saving Money, Money Lessons, Mothers, Bartering, Money Saving, Money News

Chances are you learned some of your first money lessons from mom. Arianna Huffington, president and editor in chief of the Huffington Post Media...

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'Doomsday Prepper' Eats Dog Food

Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, National Geographic, Doomsday, Tv Replay, Wayne's World, Dog Food, Bartering, Doomsday Preppers, TV News

On Tuesday night's episode of "Doomsday Preppers" (Tue., 9 p.m. ET on National Geographic) viewers met Mr. Wayne. He's a prepper intent on reviving th...

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Ditch The Babysitter

Emily Cohn | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: A Dollar a Day, Babysitting, Poll, Bartering Child Care, Cost of Babysitters, Bartering, Babysitters, Cost of Child Care, Money News

Welcome to A Dollar A Day, where every day we'll dish out creative and quirky ways to save on your living expenses. A night out for a parent with ...

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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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Getting Time on Your Side

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Humor, Time Management, Eat Well Guide, Swaps, Schedule, Email, Bartering, Relaxation, Business News
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Many people ask me how I juggled a full-time job with a private career coaching practice and still managed to get a book published. I'd be remiss if I...

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Jason Linkins

Have More Sue Lowden Fun With Your Chicken Converter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sue Lowden, Sue-Lowden-Chickens-for-Checkups, Satire, Sue Lowden Nevada, Bartering, Eat the Press, Politics News

It's Friday, so let's continue to talk about Nevada Senate contender Sue "Keep Redacteding That Chicken" Lowden, shall we? As you may have already re...

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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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Chicken Costumes

August J. Pollak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sue Lowden, Chickens, Nevada, Chicken Costumes, 2010 Elections, Bartering, Elections 2010, Politics News
August J. Pollak

Nevada updates its election laws. 33% true. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

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No Avatar

Richard Reiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Jeffrey Sachs, OurGoods.Org, Economics, Climate Change, Rhode Island School of Design, James Cameron Avatar, Earth Institute, Artist as Citizen, Trade School, CUNY Sustainable Cities, Copenhagen Climate Conference, Bartering, Columbia, Rushkoff, Kahneman, Avatar, Green News
Richard Reiss

Our cultural habits still come from an expansionist idea that would suit a civilization that actually has mastered space travel. But in real life we just have this planet.

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Mother Barters For Children's Christmas Gifts

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gina LaValle, Kurt Pillard, Tent Cities, Freda Brooks, Bearing Witness, Bartering, Tent City, Free Clinic, Homelessness, Free Food Wednesdays, Craigslist, Barbara Hartnett, Napa Valley College, Friendship House of Christian Service, Bearing Witness 2.0, United Neighborhood Health Services, Impact News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up compelling local stories about the victims of the recession. Gina LaVa...

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I'll Trade You! Bartering is an Old Island Tradition Perfect for the New Economy

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cash Flow, Freezer, Cooking, Bartering, Martha's Vineyard, Craigslist, Green News
Susie Middleton

It's one thing to see how well an old-fashioned idea still works in a small community. But it's even more exciting to see a concept like bartering take more than a tender toehold in the new economy.

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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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Bartering To Build Your Savings Account

Tamara Conniff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yoga, U.S. Economy, Coupons, World War II, Barter System, Benefits of Yoga, Economy, Bartering, Great Depression, Healthy Living News
Tamara Conniff

It's a satisfying exchange when you give a skill in return for a skill. And, I'm saving money -- it's my personal 401K.

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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
Kirsten Dirksen

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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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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Party Like It's 2009

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Living, Female Friendships, Personal Health, Bartering, Recession, Books, Book Swap, Bbq, Partying, Parties, Reading, Style News
Lita Smith-Mines

But what was really in my home on a recent Sunday was a gathering of people laughing and enjoying each others' company as they escaped from their burdens for an afternoon.

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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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What America Got For Christmas

Reverend Billy | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Local Politics, Economy, Christmas, Holiday Season, Shopping, Consumer Economy, Holiday Season Commentary, Retail, Big Box Stores, Bartering, Retail Bubble, Retail Sales, Local Economies, Chain Stores, Commercial Christmas, Spending Less, Trading, Healthy Living News
Reverend Billy

So the retail bubble finally burst, with some estimating an extreme contraction of up to 8%. An America where local economies strike a balance with the big companies is clearly the idea.

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