| In today's struggling economy you might want to try | | | | of the servicing and repairing and the rest of us pitch |
| local trading to meet your personal and business | | | | in with parts. |
| needs. Why not access like minded people in your | | | | There are ways to contact people outside of your |
| community to save cash. | | | | group of friends. Try some of the following: |
| Here are some examples of how my family has | | | | Keep an eye on the local public bulletin boards. There |
| saved money trading services. | | | | are many in our community. If you don't know where |
| 1. My wife has provided child care services for a local | | | | to find them in yours try these locations: grocery |
| accountant and she does our families taxes. | | | | stores, public parks, schools and restaurants. |
| 2. The accountant's husband is a mechanic and he | | | | If you own a business, or even if you don't, join the |
| fixed my wood splitter recently. These trades aren't | | | | local chamber of commerce. |
| always equal in value, so some cash does sometimes | | | | Start attending a place of worship. |
| trade hands. | | | | Take a college, junior college, or adult school class to |
| 3. A group of friends share major tools like: rototillers, | | | | meet others - some classes are free. |
| polesaws and woodspliters. None of us really use any | | | | Join a service organization. |
| of these tools very often or intensely, so the tools | | | | Have business cards made. Include contact |
| will provide many years of service. But it does save | | | | information and skills on a card even if you don't |
| the expense of each of use buying or renting these | | | | have a business. |
| tools. You guessed it my mechanic friend does most | | | | Local trading could not only be profitable, but fun. |