Trade Services

While we all like to get paid, sometimes trading services is a great way to save money. It sounds awful, but trading children is a good example. I often take other kids to school or keep them on my days off so that I can call on other parents to pick my kid up when I have to work. That way none of us has to pay extra for child care.

If you like to work out, maybe you could teach a class in order to get a free gym membership. Savvy techies or social media butterflies could offer to design a website or do marketing for a particular business in exchange for products or services. When I used to own my practice, I almost never had anyone turn me down when I asked if they would like to barter. It’s usually a win win for both parties.