Even though God miraculously provides for us, and I am in awe at how He does that, there are times when we need something and there is no money. So how do you function when your paycheck runs out long before the end of the month? with decreasing pay and increasing bills, it is getting harder to make ends meet. Well, we need to remeber some of the good ole methods of trade. We live in a farm community where neighbors still act like neighbors, it is the most amazing place. and we have neighbors that sometimes could use our services and we could use what they have. so we barter. In our case it is often just neighborly trading, we cut our neighbors hay field for a percentage of the hay. But there are all kinds of ways you can barter, maybe you bake bread and your friend cuts hair, so trade loaves of bread for haircuts. Or like my daughter was thinking the other day, maybe get fruit from your neighbors tree, pick enough to bake yourself a pie and them too. The possibilities are endless. Maybe you sew and your friend takes pictures, or maybe your cousin does auto repair and your hubby does plumbing. think of what your talents are and consider bartering. I can design and host websites, especially blogs like this one. Anybody want to trade something? Do you have more ideas on bartering? How did this Frugal Friday post help you?