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High Noon: Bartering

ORG XMIT: NYLS506 Beautician Heather Wood performs a pedicure for a client at the Caritta Salon in Boise, Idaho, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. Wood sometimes trades beauty services for what she needs. Bartering _ the trading of goods or services without using cash _ has become more popular in a down economy. (AP Photo / Joe Jaszewski) (Joe Jaszewski / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
ORG XMIT: NYLS506 Beautician Heather Wood performs a pedicure for a client at the Caritta Salon in Boise, Idaho, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. Wood sometimes trades beauty services for what she needs. Bartering _ the trading of goods or services without using cash _ has become more popular in a down economy. (AP Photo / Joe Jaszewski) (Joe Jaszewski / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: NYLS506 Beautician Heather Wood performs a pedicure for a client at the Caritta Salon in Boise, Idaho, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. Wood sometimes trades beauty services for what she needs. Bartering _ the trading of goods or services without using cash _ has become more popular in a down economy. (AP Photo / Joe Jaszewski) (Joe Jaszewski / The Spokesman-Review)

Beautician Heather Wood performs a pedicure for a client at the Caritta Salon in Boise Friday. Wood sometimes trades beauty services for what she needs. Bartering _ the trading of goods or services without using cash _ has become more popular in a down economy. (AP Photo/Joe Jaszewski)

Question: If push comes to shove re: our lousy economy, what could you barter to meet your needs?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog