damn! I wish I could barter like you do but I don’t have any barterable talents. I do love to budget, pay bills, balance chceckbooks and stuff like that and am quick,,maybe I could barter for some eggs!!
I think the underground economy is gonna grow like crazy.
People are more scared than I have seen in my 66 years!
Do you fish or garden ??
When my back is out due old injuries I go fishing, a mess of fish will get my lawn mowed or oil changed on the car by my neighbors. A basket of fresh veggies from your garden will do the same. Small trades still viable......
I snag e books off the net and give em to neighbors kids and they trade em also . Same neighbors have their kids shovel snow off my walk and driveway in the winter.
Point being ....you have skills that can be used to barter. You may just not recognize em ! Jams , jellies, etc ......heck I rake up all the walnuts and put em in the drive way to take off the husks. Then give those out as gifts to people that like em or will trade for something they have excess of during harvest.
Think about it....be it a resume service, doggy walking, making flower pots from seed out of old containers like buckets, cinder blocks, big scrap PVC pipe, etc .....I’d bet you have some projects and resources that folks would barter for .......!!
Stay safe and keep the faith young lady !
“I think the underground economy is gonna grow like crazy.”
I do too.