Do you barter? Trade services or goods?

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Why spend money when you can barter?

  • Most memorable was building canvas frames for food. Project took no more than 20mins. It was for the neighbour’s wife who just happens to be Thai and an awesome cook. 2 frames for 6 dishes. 24hr notice and delivered to your door. Yum!
  • I’ve assembled Ikea furniture for folks. I’ve seen marriages fail during assembly…
  • I’ve offered DIY / handy-man services, typical suff like changing light fixtures, painting, fixing leaky faucets, installing garbarators, patching holes in drywall, fixing chairs, cabinets, etc.
  • Doing income taxes. Actually I don’t offer that anymore. Not worth it.

In return for: sometimes for money, food (only if they’re a good cook), gift cards, dog walks, tools, massages, tech support,…and sometimes for free, just because they are decent people and it makes you feel good inside to do something nice for someone.

Who/what have you bartered with and what did you get back in return?

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I barter my paycheck… What I get back is well… Hehe

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LMAO

Worth every penny!

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+1 lol

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I don’t do these things (fix this fix that, install this, spec buy and build pc’s, IT support etc) for any reason than I want to help friends and family who can’t do it themselves. I often am rewarded with gift cards, meals, free babysitting offers etc.

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I often do these things because i can, sometimes i get things in return sometimes not.

Any marriage that falls apart during assembly of an ikea or similar product is doomed to fail anyways.

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My mechanic , my tort lawyer , and a good buddy that's a contractor haven't paid for a haircut in years ...

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dare i ask how often the tort lawyer has been utilized?

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here in wine country people do it all the time. you get deals at the winery you work at, so, many people trade. also, wine for other stuff. its good wampum.

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i usually do yard work, some electrical, minor auto repair, set up routers, computers home entertainment systems…