Time Banking: An Option for Building Communities Large and Small

Summary: Bartering—the exchange of goods and services without the intermediary of currency—is the oldest form of commerce. Local economies, using barter or a local currency as a means of exchange, were the norm for most of human history. It’s only recently that we are involved in selling and purchasing in a global economy, which is naturally inefficient, costly in terms of time and effort, and a huge waste of fossil fuel energy (to transport goods). But we think of this as normal.

In this session we’re going to consider how to return to providing for others, and being provided for, in our communities. Time Banking is one tool that’s increasingly being used to promote local economies and stronger communities. It’s easy to set up and can be expanded gradually.

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Your Money of Your Life: An Introduction

This is a very bried introduction to the well-known program Your Money or Your Life, which was developed by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez in the early 1990s, and has been used widely as a tool to teach people how to put their financial life in the service of their true values. The 9-Step program’s intents are to:

• Explore your relationship with money
• Understand better the relationship between money and values
• Begin to discover what is “enough” for you
• Change habits and begin making major life changes

In conjuntion with Vicki Robin, we have developed a 2-hour session that introduces Your Money or You Life as a tool for CSC groups to explore.

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Introduction to Your Money or Your Life