Why Barter Is Better

Barter and trade networking has suffered from many myths and outright misinformation by big box companies over the years. The common greed found in "traditional" business models tends to fade in the face of bartering. Barter makes one look at opportunities from a whole new perspective, making one ask "What can I do for you?" as opposed to "What can you do for me?" It is in fact, this change in thinking that makes one realize that what we think of as the "traditional" way of buying and selling isn't "taditional" at all. If anything barter and trade are the real traditional way that humankind has been engaging in the exchange of goods and services for millenia. It has only been with the introduction of "paper currency" into buying and selling in the last hundred years or so that has changed not only the way we buy and sell, but to this "Greed Is Good" mentality which is destroying the global economy.

And let's face it, if you haven't realized it yet, you soon will realize that you are not as rich or as well off as you thought you were. The Stock Market is no guarantee of long term income anymore, as it has become painfully obvious that through greed and corruption it is a snake eating its own tail. The circle of trust is broken, and the center will not hold much longer. Even if you have interest bearing savings accounts, these will not help you in the long run because inflation has and will continue to outpace the interest income from those accounts.

Cash flow is shrinking, for both businesses and individuals. If there is not a need for something right this minute, you won't buy it. People and businesses are cutting their cash costs and holding on to every penny they can. Even getting a haircut is starting to be considered an added expense. And this is where barter trade comes into play. If you can barter for a haircut, then it becomes less of a burden. You get what you want, without it costing you those allegedly precious dollars.