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Swap Of The Day Archive
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Canada Swaps Paper for Plastic Money
That’s right, Canada has officially released their first polymer currency, a new $100 Canadian note. This is just the first polymer note to be released. By 2013, all cotton bills will be traded out for polymer bills, which will help prevent against counterfeit cash. Apparently these new bills come equipped with a variety of security measures [...] -
5 Easy Swaps for Healthier Holiday Cookies
There is little tastier in this world than a good holiday cookie, and I dare you to find someone who disagrees with me. Of course, this means you can never have just one, and while a little indulgence is never such a terrible thing, wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to feel AS guilty [...] -
Swap of the Day: Bartering in Modern Greece
In Volos, Greece, it looks like the ancient method of barter may be trending towards the new way of life. As a response to the sky high unemployment rate in Volos (approximately 20%), a small town of 100,000 people in debt-ridden Greece, many have turned to a formal non-profit bartering network. Volos is only one [...] -
Schoolchildren Swapping Books for Tablets
It is only the next natural step in the progression of technology to expect that tablets and e-readers will soon be utilized as textbooks for kids in schools across the world. In South Korea, the goal is simple: swap all paper textbooks with digital textbooks in primary schools by the year 2015. The swap, which [...] -
Swapping For… Health Care?
This is actually one of the coolest barter deals I’ve read about yet: True North Health Center of Falmouth, ME has begun to utilize The Portland Hour Exchange Program, allowing low-income patients to earn time dollars that provide them with a free visit to their doctor. Much like a traditional barter system, the patients offer [...] -
Grow Your Tastebuds with a Recipe Swapping Party
It’s so easy to fall into a routine when planning your weekly meals. You end up eating the same things week after week simply because its easy to quickly whip together something you already know how to make. But let’s be honest, that can get so boring after a little while. Why not change it [...] -
Financial Planner Makes Living Through Swaps
Imagine if your salary came not in the form of cash or check, but in the form of goods and services. You would have absolute power to determine what your time and efforts are worth, while giving access to your services to people who might not be able to afford it otherwise. Well that’s just [...] -
Swap of the Day: Swap It, Don’t Stop It Campaign
My healthy eating radar is just buzzing with excitement over the Australian Heart Foundation’s latest healthy living campaign, Swap It, Don’t Stop it. A follow up on the Heart Foundation’s previous campaign, Measure Up, which encourages people to measure their waistlines and determine how the measurement affects their risk of some cancers, type 2 diabetes [...] -
Swap of the Day: Swapping Stories for Peace
Not only is swapping a great way to save money and trees, it may also be paving the way to a brighter future for Isreal and Palestine. Spearheaded by the Aspen Writers’ Foundation, a new program titled Story Swap International has made its way to the Middle East with Story Swap Israel. Aptly named, the [...] -
Swap of the Day: A More Efficient Indy Airport
In the coming weeks, the Indianapolis International Airport will be swapping out over 2,800 light bulbs in the parking garage and Maintenance Center to save on energy and money. The move is set to reduce energy consumption by trading current bulbs for bulbs that last longer and use approximately half as much energy. Not only [...]