From now until the first of March, OurGoods, an online barter network, is running a pop-up storefront on the Lower East Side of Manhattan called Trade School, where entry into classes is based not on money or talent, but on meeting the needs of a particular teacher. And while some classes like grant writing and butter making have already filled up, there’s still plenty of room to learn more about irrational decision-making and chair-bound pilates, not to mention composting and improvisation.
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Get Good Stuff WITHOUT Cash by Bartering For Goods
People traded some of the things they didn’t need for things they wanted or needed. Even then people had different jobs and skills. Some people were good hunters, some were better farmers than others, some people made beautiful clay pots, some were skilled carpenters, and so on. There were many different ways in which these people bartered, or traded, for things they needed.
Raising Money Nuts & Bolts Part 2 by Garland E. Harris
There is more great juicy information on this video. be sure to watch Raising Money Nuts and Bolts Part 1 and Part 3, the next one (posted soon). The new and powerful addition to the system is called Traffic Gravity and it is mind blowing. get strapped in and ready to go right now.
Raising Money Nuts & Bolts Part 1 by Garland E. Harris
This video is over a year old and I have updated the system for a more web centric approach. The principles and concepts are the same, but the method makes use of what I call “Traffic Gravity”. Here is the link to that page with audio, video and text: Traffic Gravity watch it after you have watched this Raising Money Nut and Bolts series.
Troptions and – OUCH! – The Chiropractor
I was in pain, real pain due to carting a round a heavy briefcase…you know, with two laptops, one notebook and assorted books like, “Viral Loop” by Adam L. Penenberg (awesome book, btw, but I digress). And to carrying around a “box of rocks” sitting for hours on the computer and my back was killing me! First, I went to God in prayer and asked for some divine intervention, i.e. healing, but I just wasn’t jelling by believing big enough so I tried toughing it out. That was not a good idea. Then heating pad, hot shower,
Troptions at Troption.com Presents – “a little bit of barter” by fionakatedesign.blogspot.com
3 friends or friends of friends called for a little advice and I jumped in with both feet. it didn’t take long and felt great. we now have a bit of garden work done, a knitting class for holly and a bit of accounting for Fiona Kate. Plus 3 happy customers Just lovely.
An Attorney uses The Barter System to get what he deserves…
The web page of the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility reports the temporary suspension of an attorney’s license based on his guilty plea to drug offenses and attempted theft of property worth more than $1,000.
From Troptions to OTC:STBV Stock to a Motorcycle to…Fun!
I bought a motorcycle for Troptions at a fair price and a great deal for Mr. Washington.
I sold some of my STBV stock for Troptions at a profit and a fair price for Mr. Washington, since the stock has gone up in price since I bought it.
…So, I bought stock for cash at a great price.
I bought a motorcycle for Troptions at a fair price and a great deal for Mr. Washington.
Troption.com Presents – Estonian bar offers barter to beat slump blues
As reported by AFP, Tarvo Nomm decided to start his very own micro economy because “one man came with basket of firewood and asked for a beer, which he got, another came with nice raw potatoes and got his beer too” giving (partially) up on monetary payments and accepting different goods for his bar services.
Troption.com Presents – Asheville currency creators eye online barter exchange
Why develop a local currency? “A system like this enhances local control over the economy and helps promote a system where people are encouraged to produce things locally,” she says.