Bartering 101

A cool new book called The Tax-Deductible Wedding by Sabrina Rivers just crossed my desk, and I found something intriguing to share.

Good old bartering is back! Resourceful couples are getting down to budget business by figuring out what they can offer in exchange, for, say, flowers or photography. Rivers suggests going to BigDayBarter.com, and see what’s up there. She notes that it’s like a “matchmaking” service: You post services or products that you can offer businesses in exchange for their services. Rivers notes: “Make sure the person you’re bartering with agrees on what the barter exchange includes. For example, if you’re going to cook dinner for your florist, make sure of exactly what you’ll get from her, and of course, get all the details in writing.”

Note: Also check out craigslist.org; uexchange.com and internationalbarterexchange.net.

P.S. Do you know anyone who’s done this? Have you done it yourself? I’d love to hear how it went (the good, the bad and the ugly—all comments are welcome!)

Posted by Susan at 1:36 p.m.