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Trade ya for it
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Paula Chapman has seen the economy take its toll on the printing business she and her husband run out of their south Charlotte home. But that hasn't stopped them from dining out or even splurging on expensive filet mignons as holiday gifts.

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Even Exchange:
Bartering among businesses makes comeback as the economy tanks
Post and Courier - Charleston
Monday, March 9, 2009

Wayne Lee sees a chiropractor every week, but he's found a way to pay for it without breaking his back or his bank account.

The owner of Complete Music and Video in Mount Pleasant estimates he saves about $2,000 a year just for his back through bartering, an age-old system of trading goods and services without money that is growing in popularity as the stingy economy makes cash more scarce.

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