Articles tagged “Bartering”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Throw the Perfect Clothing Swap Party By Team Planet Green IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 3 2008 No matter how many episodes of Hollywood Green we see where celebrities are teaching us about new green clothing lines, I can n't help but emphasize the fact that used clothing is the greenest clothing out there.Once you start the actual clothing swap party of the party, here's what you want to do: Have everyone bring... + READ MORE

Make Your Books Greener: Start a Library at the Office By Michael Graham Richard IN Work & Connect Apr 30 2008 Obviously, the greenest book is the one that you don't buy. But there is one way to make the books that you already own greener: Start a library at your work place. + READ MORE

Trade in Your Aging Threads for Ones You'll Wear at Rehash By Collin Dunn IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 15 2008 If your current collection of threads has ceased to light your fire, and none of your friends are available for a clothing swap party, you can use Rehash to do the same thing online, and it's super easy. The community site... + READ MORE

Get Recession-Ready: Live on Less and Love It By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 5 2008 Live life to the max, while spending and consuming less, with one or more of these 75 money-saving ideas from the October/November 2007 issue of Mother Earth News.Give #60 a shot and volunteer for an organization such as Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOF) that provide food and lodging in exchange for a reasonable... + READ MORE

Dress Baby in Hand-Me-Downs By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Mar 3 2008 There's no need to swaddle your baby in expensive brand-new clothing when hand-me-downs are perfectly serviceable-trust us, the kid willn't be able to tell the difference, much less be emotionally scarred by the indignity of wearing "used".Most cities have resale and consignment stores that supply gently used baby... + READ MORE

Swap Your Baby Stuff for Free With Freepeats By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Feb 15 2008 Babies and little ones light up our lives, but, baby, they grow fast. The site hosts an online community that helps parents trade gently-used baby, kid, and maternity items like clothing, high chairs, bouncers, swings, bikes, and toys, all for free, from other local parents who have finished with them. + READ MORE

Sell, Trade Your Gift Cards By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 23 2008 If you received a tidy stack of gift cards over the holidays that you have little use for, consider trading them in for gift cards to stores you actually frequent, or better yet, sell them to other folk for cold, hard cash, which is always handy, no matter what the occasion. Plastic Jungle will pay up to 65 percent of... + READ MORE

Attend, Organize a Seed Swap By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 4 2008 Eagerly waiting for the postman to jam your mailbox with seed catalogs? Before you start circling your orders with gusto, consider checking off the items on your garden wish list by attending-or even organizing-a seed swap.Not only will you be able to stash away some dough, but you'll also be able to meet and greet... + READ MORE

Recycle Your Cell Phone for Fun, Profit By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Features Dec 26 2007 Got a shiny new wireless phone or PDA from Saint Nick's loot sack this holiday?Help out a soldier serving abroad: Thirteen-year-old Brittany Bergquist and her 12-year-old brother, Robbie, launched Cell Phones for Soldiers in 2004 to provide as many overseas soldiers as possible with prepaid calling cards, which the... + READ MORE

Green Your Media: Download Audio Books for Free from Your Local Library By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Dec 21 2007 You can find any library book, anywhere and trade your old books for new ones, thanks to that handy Internet, but to cut paper out of the equation altogether, you can also download audio books and eBooks from a library near you, for free. If your library isn't a member of the program, don't fret; the Media Locator site + READ MORE

Enjoy a Zero-Sum Holiday Season By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Dec 10 2007 Many of us have a relative or friend who insists on gifting the same thing each year. To make it a little easier, it doesn't have to apply to every gift you get; consumables that you'll use up and one-of-a-kind gifts that don't replace anything you already have don't have trade spots with something you've already got. + READ MORE

Barter for Baby at Zwaggle.com By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 3 2007 Zwaggle, an online community where parental types can swap baby clothing and gear, is a site that will have the cash-strapped cooing. + READ MORE

Host a Clothing Swap Party By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 15 2007 Get some friends together and arrange a swap of clothes and accessories you're sure you'll never wear again.Make sure attendees bring only items that they're ready to part with: Nothing is worse than falling in love with another woman's shirt, only to be told she's having second thoughts about giving it up. + READ MORE