How To Barter For A Bargain

How To Barter For A Bargain January 1, 2014 by admin Trade Your Skills If you have good creative skills, such as copywriting or photography, why not use this to your advantage? Trade your services for theirs. Find someone who can teach you a new language, how to code or how to file tax records to make your life a whole load easier. Deals With Businesses If you have skills that could benefit a bookkeepers or accounting firm such as graphic design to make a logo or video production to make an advertisement, offer it to them in exchange for their accounting services. This can help you out hugely for no cost other than your time. Again, be sure you declare this to the IRS. Exchange books & video games If your friend has a book, game or movie that you really want to borrow, instead of paying for your own copy, offer something of your own in exchange for that thing you really want. Swap Outgrown Belongings Having kids can be a costly business but all the clothes, toys and cots they grew out of can be used to swap for some more age appropriate belongings for them. New parents will appreciate the gesture and who knows what people will be willing to give you for that? Trade Electronic Equipment If you want to enjoy some sentimental memories with an old video but don’t have a VCR, why not trade unused electronic equipment with your neighbour for theirs? Most people will be willing to trade for their unused antique electronics. Exchange Fruit & Vegetables If you live in a neighborhood where a few of your grow your own food, talk to each other and see if you can set up a system of giving each other your produce in return for some of theirs. You’ll be amazed what fresh produce you can collect with the help of some bartering. Use Your Skills To Reduce Your Rent If you are a handyman or just have good DIY skills, most landlords will be willing to reduce your rent if you can do basic maintenance to the house like mowing the lawn or mending faulty fixtures. Simply offering to keep the garden in check can save you around $1,000 a year. Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: bartering