"You shouldn't need money to fill the basic needs of shelter, food, clothing, water--that's what community is for."...
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.
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.
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?
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...
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.
Can hard times bring communities together? Sherry Wachter of Milton-Freewater, Oregon, contacted HuffPost to bear witness to how she and her neighbors...
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...
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."
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...
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...
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...
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.
