Would You “Time Bank”?
“How does it work? Essentially individuals make deposits into the Time Bank where they offer to provide a service for a specified period of time. That entitles them to make a withdrawal (of sorts) of an equal amount of time from someone else who has made their own deposit in the time bank for others to draw upon. For example, a health care provider may offer his or her services in exchange for having a contractor come in and do a little work like insulating the basement.
Everyone’s time is valued equally. No money exchanges hands. No worries about bouncing a check or racking up too much credit card debt.
What do you think? Would you spend an hour doing something you’re really good at or really like to do in exchange or having someone else do the same for you? I like that idea!
Tune in and watch the program – Fixing the Future on your local PBS television station. Here’s a brief video clip.
http://www.pbs.org/now/fixing-the-future/index.html”
-Linda Stanley, Leadership Network
Here is a YouTube video as well:
If anyone has any time bank offers let me know!
