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Bartering your way to saving money
October 29, 2010 by Matthew

Everyone has skills that other people need. Before we had money people swapped and traded and worked out a system of getting the goods and service they needed. Some communities have returned to this and have created a points system, or their own currency, based on the value assigned to each product or service. You don’t have to go to this detail – you can start a bit of a barter system with your family and friends and save money. Read the entire article Bartering your way to saving money…

Matthew is to the point in this article. Bartering is the process of trade, but what this article says nicely is things we often take for granted. The phrase, ‘if you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours’ comes to mind. You can barter everyday and not realize it, for instance your mother may say, pick up your clothes from the floor and I will make your favorite meal tonight. Barter with BarterQuest.

Free (and Really Cheap) Halloween Stuff!
October 28, 2010 by Laureen Miles Brunelli

With the candy, the costumes and parties, Halloween can get expensive! But it doesn’t have to be. About.com guides have about a hundred ways to save money on Halloween. Read the entire article Free (and Really Cheap) Halloween Stuff…

Yes it’s halloween again! and you are looking for new and exciting costumes for the festivities but you don’t want to spend bundles on new innovative costumes. Why not swap your old costume for a new one, this way someone else is getting a new costume as well, it is win win and it is being green! Happy Halloween!

Bartering For Products and Services
October 22, 2010 by JanuaryFry

Reports have shown that bartering is picking up among tradesmen. Is this a trend which is likely to continue? What would be the best way to incorporate the offer of bartering into your marketing program? Read the entire article Bartering For Products and Services…

Bartering is a way to lower your tax rate. Barter is still deemed as income so will be taxed, but remember you can trade things like printing and advertising for no cost at all!

Bartering: How to, the Best Barter Websites, & Why National Barter Networks Fail
October 18, 2010 by G.E. Miller

Bartering is back! Sure, it never completely disappeared, but it was on vacation for a handful of decades. And if the great recession taught us anything, it’s that resourcefulness and frugality is ‘hip’ again. And it’s not going away anytime soon. If you’ve never bartered, this post will serve as a primer to discuss what bartering is, why it is still primarily a local phenomenon despite technology advancements, and where to do it. Read the entire article Bartering: How to, the Best Barter Websites, & Why National Barter Networks Fail…

Bartering IS ‘hip’ again! It is true that bartering took a break for a few decades, but people had to adapt and become much more frugal when we were all hit by the big recession. Use BarterQuest to join the bartering renaissance!

Bartering!
October 16, 2010 by Erica

Until today I had been feeling a little anxious about making extraneous purchases. My mom refers to most foreign currency as “play money” because it looks so different and its value in US dollars vaguely relates to the amount printed on the bill. She had no trouble shopping while she was here, and I am decidedly my mother’s daughter, but I was feeling hesitant about the whole bartering thing. Read the entire article Bartering!…

Here is proof that bartering is exciting! It is fun and you can haggle to the best of your ability. With BarterQuest you can counter offer as many times as you like, just like it was in this blog.

No Money? Try Bartering. Trading for Goods & Services Makes a Comeback
October 12, 2010 by WalletPop

In this struggling economy, bartering – the ancient practice of exchanging goods and services – is back again. When cash is not readily available, it’s one way of getting things done, and there’s nothing illegal about it. Read the entire article No Money? Try Bartering. Trading for Goods & Services Makes a Comeback…

With 60% of business on the NYSE already taking up bartering, it wont be long until the other 40% latch onto the practice too. Yes bartering is taxed, but you are not paying for you items when the trade is completed. It is a perfect money saver and something that has been done for thousands of years.

The Art of Barter – How to Trade for Almost Anything
October 08, 2010 by Alain Burrese

For many people, finances are tight these days. In fact, that may be quite the understatement. People are having difficulties paying for things they want, and not only luxuries or non-essentials, but basics to survive. “The Art of Barter: How to Trade for Almost Anything” by Karen S. Hoffman and Shera D. Dalin offers a solution for many people’s financial woes. Read the entire article The Art of Barter – How to Trade for Almost Anything…

Bartering is becoming more popular in this day and age and it is proven by the amount of new self help barter books that are on the market. The art has become lost in recent decades and there is now a flurry of books, DVD’s and CD’s to help remind us how to successfully barter our possessions.

Bartering Saves Bucks for Businesses
October 4, 2010 by Donna Fuscaldo

Whoever said cash is king never tried bartering. For small business owners grappling with excess capacity and an inability to get a loan from banks, bartering can be more valuable than cash. Read the entire article Bartering Saves Bucks for Businesses…

If you are a small business struggling with excess stock then yes, bartering is a perfect solution to get what you need, and clear some space in the meantime. BarterQuest offers you the opportunity to trade all that you require with other business. We aim to help everyone on their way.

Stone Mountain: Bartering makes a return in hard times
October 4, 2010 by Bill York

When the stock market plummeted in 1929, unemployment went through the roof, going as high as 40 percent in many industrial regions; 25 percent was not unusual. There were no safety nets; no agencies providing unemployment payments and food stamps. Social Security was unknown. Read the entire article Stone Mountain: Bartering makes a return in hard times…

Old time bartering in the new world. This is a great article and it explains exactly how helpful bartering is, and also how foolproof. If you have something you neither need nor want, you can trade it for something you do want, like figs in exchange for blueberries. Plus you make friends and acquaintances on the way!