ABC News: Bartering increases in Argentina as inflation keeps soaring
With a monthly inflation rate of 7.4% in July, the highest number in two decades, Argentina is cementing its position among the countries...
WSJ: Let's Make a Deal - Sluggish Economy Gives New Life to Barter
The growing role of barter in the marketplace By Andrew M. Kaikati and Jack G. Kaikati Bartering has been declared dead in the U.S. more...
Shen Lu and Natasha Khan
- Apr 16
WSJ: Shanghai’s Lockdown Knocks Out E-Commerce, Leaving Group Buying and Bartering
As grocery delivery is thrown into disarray, one neighbor gets three oranges in return for lending out his cat by Shen Lu and Natasha...
Kateryna Choursina
- Mar 16
Ukraine Food Exporter Forced to Barter as War Cuts Off Cash
Astarta isn’t getting paid for its sugar, grains and milk: CEO Government promises aid to help sowing in Europe’s breadbasket by Kateryna...
Erica Pandey
- Mar 12
Axios: How to simplify your life — and get rid of your stuff
by Erica Pandey We're filling our lives with so much junk that the U.S. now has more self-storage facilities than McDonald's, Wendy's,...
Jaime Alexis Stathis
- Jan 31
WIRED: How to (Ethically) Get Rid of Your Unwanted Stuff
With so many extensive online selling and donation resources, there's no need to get bogged down. by Jaime Stathis IF WE HAVE stuff we...
BBC News (World)
- Jan 4
BBC: China - Xi'an residents in lockdown trade goods for food amid shortage
People quarantined in the Chinese city of Xi'an are bartering supplies amid continuing worries over food shortages. Videos and photos on...
Robert Reich
- Dec 27, 2021
How to Overcome the Tyranny of Stuff
A Holiday Thought on the Possibilities and Virtues of a Recycled Economy by Robert Reich What if we were all more intentional about...
Veronica Dagher
- Nov 18, 2021
WSJ: An Antidote to Inflation? ‘Buy Nothing’ Groups Gain Popularity
These groups are having a moment, adding some two million participants in the past year as prices rise and concerns grow over waste by...
Carmen Reinicke
- Oct 31, 2021
CNBC: From Buy Nothing to Freecycle, gifting groups help bolster budgets and build community
By Carmen Reinicke When Sherose Badruddin, 38, joined her local Buy Nothing group in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, five years ago, she did...
Laura Klairmont
- Oct 15, 2021
CNN Hero's offer of rice inspired people in Bali to collect nearly 500 tons of plastic for recycling
By Laura Klairmont, CNN "I got to thinking, inside the challenge there is an opportunity," he said. So, he started a program where local...
Stacey Vanek Smith
- Aug 23, 2021
NPR Audio: How To Trade-up From A Bobby Pin To A House
By Stacey Vanek Smith Like many in May 2020, Demi Skipper was looking for a distraction in the middle of quarantine. As she was racking...
Verónica Dalto
- Aug 18, 2021
LPL Media: Argentinians fall back on barter economy to scrimp amid financial crisis
By Verónica Dalto Buenos Aires, Aug 18 - Kid trousers for some milk, a jumper for diapers, two kid joggers for three packets of sugar, a...
José Rodríguez Jr.
- Aug 9, 2021
Jalopnik: You Can Buy A Toyota Hilux With Corn In Brazil
By José Rodríguez Jr. Just bartering your way to a new truck, down there in Brazil. Toyota Brazil says it will now let soy and corn...
Gillian Tett
- Jul 6, 2021
Harvard Business Review: The Data Economy Is a Barter Economy
By Gillian Tett What is the best way for businesses to use data in a way that feels ethical to consumers and does not spark a regulatory...
Cheryl Robinson
- Jun 29, 2021
Forbes: Don’t Underestimate The Power Of Bartering
How This Founder Created A Share For Share Community by Cheryl Robinson, Forbes Contributor Starting a business can seem daunting,...
Shira Ovide
- Jun 21, 2021
The New York Times: The Inequality of the GoFundMe Economy
By Shira Ovide Online charity drives help some in need, but don’t expect them to fill the gaps in the social safety net....
Neelam Tailor
- May 12, 2021
The Guardian: Trading up - one woman’s quest to swap a hairpin for a house
By Neelam Tailor Demi Skipper would like a new house, but she’s not buying one. Instead she’s planning a daring strategy of trades – and...
Erika Beras
- Apr 4, 2021
Marketplace: Even pre-pandemic, 1 in 3 U.S. families who needed diapers could not afford them.
By Erika Beras https://t.co/160E68SiH5
Jamie Lafferty
- Mar 20, 2021
Outside: How the Galápagos Adapted to the Pandemic
By Jamie Lafferty Oranges for dental work, milk for English lessons—when COVID-19’s initial lockdown dried up tourism dollars and supply...