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by NicoleB 
I just got a link from my best friend in Germany with a report about people living from the exchange of goods.
There are so called exchange rings in Germany and also at other places in the world where you can bring in whatever you are good at: work, teaching, handycrafts,…
For that you can get things you need: Flower, clothes, work done at your home,….
The report is about a family that after paying the rent and utilities has 300,- Euro left to live of (approx. $ 500,- / 300,- KD), but they get most of the things they need via exchanging goods and work. Even the kids get their “pocket money” that way.
I like the idea. That shows that even without money you can survive somehow and money actually is useless. Well, maybe one day we don’t need it no more and go back to trading with our own “goods” 
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The article (in German)
Tauschring (also has some links to International exchange circles)
2007-12-13 02:35:54, 
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The government doesn't re3ally encourage it because they lose out on their tax money.
If everyone would do it, they would be kind of screwed, no?
Yepp, same here, Tina
It was in the news already a few years back, I think those circles exist since quite a while.
Barter system was what people managed with - before money was introduced, but became extremely complicated as more goods/services became available.
For a few people only though.
I'm just saying, it WOULD be nice