Kaitlin Nelson wanted to throw a housewarming barbecue at her new home in Belvidere. The thing was, she had no outdoor furniture and little surplus cash. Nelson had recently started a new job with a ...

A booming zucchini harvest can feel like winning the gardening lottery—until the kitchen counter disappears under a mountain ...

A player piano. A camera. Even accounting services. Irving television producer Joel Stephens has acquired those products and services without paying a dime. He’s one of many small business owners in ...

Cash, check or a cord of wood for that doctor visit? As health-care costs climb, old-fashioned bartering has seen brisk growth since the economy soured. Hillsborough, N.J., resident Robert Josefs ...

Seeing as we’re in the post-holiday period, you’ve probably got lots of stuff (aka “crap”) lying around the home. That thing your mother gave you that you’ll never use. That thing someone re-gifted ...

LOS ANGELES Meet Dave Norwoods, a Mission Hills resident who has mastered the art of bartering. He got this truck for doing carpentry and tile work for a wealthy Malibu resident. A licensed contractor ...

As I wrote about last week, be creative with how you deal with suppliers, attorneys, CPAs, and even staff. I believe that any business problem can be solved if you get creative in finding a solution.

Bartering is the trading of one product or service for another. Usually there is no exchange of cash. Barter may take place on an informal one-on-one basis between individuals and businesses, or it ...

Just the other day I was in a cab with a friend. I had done some writing and editing work for her and in return she offered a marketing and branding session. That had more value to me than being paid ...

Cash, check or a cord of wood for that doctor visit? As health care costs climb, old-fashioned bartering has seen brisk growth since the economy soured. Hillsborough, N.J.-resident Robert Josefs ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Boston Market made a major purchase of national TV advertising time late last year, it negotiated to pay a portion of the cost with gift cards. With the ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. With our usual systems of social interaction ...