TIMEBANKS - Check it out

I read about this in a magazine and I think it is a great idea. It is basically a bartering system. I know a lot of us are too ill to do much but perhaps there is something that you can do...like dog sit, or cook a few meals, or hem some pants.

Anyhow here is the description from the site, I would strongly encourage members to see if a community near them has a timebank! I think I'm going to set up one in my area.

"TimeBanking is a medium of exchange. Like money. Except that it was purpose-built — designed in 1980 by TimeBanking founder Edgar Cahn to reward “decency, caring, and a passion for justice.”

The idea is simple: I earn a time credit by doing something for you. It doesn’t matter what that “something” is. You turnaround and earn a time credit doing something for someone else. For example, an hour of gardening equals an hour of child-care equals an hour of dentistry equals an hour of home repair equals an hour of teaching someone to play chess."

http://timebanks.org/what-is-timebanking/
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This sounds like a great system. I used to volunteer my services (before I got sick) with Habitat for Humanity and local senior citizen groups to build & repair their houses. On my good days maybe I can earn some credits in here.