Bartering, reinterpreted
14th March 2008
At its most basic level, Time banking is simply about spending an hour doing something for somebody in your community. That hour goes into the Time Bank as a Time Dollar. Then you have a Time dollar to spend on having someone doing something for you. It’s a simple idea, but it has powerful ripple effects in building community connections.
Sometimes the simple things ripple the furthest. And it’s almost always the non-sensational simple things. They sneak in the side door, no fanfare, and are just happy to do what they do. At the end of the day, the unpretentious, un-pushy, counter elite go further than hyped sales and smoke and mirrors.
