
A good conversation is worth its weight in gold, but it's not easy to buy chai with one. Earlier this month, we muses met to discuss creative alternatives to the current financial system. Here are some of the things we came up with:
Bitcoins: Peer-to-peer electronic currency. Find out more by clicking
here.
Life Dollars: A cooperative economy with members around the world. Read more
here.
Community Exchange System: Public domain money created by its users. More
here.
Seattle Barter Network: Direct and organized local trading. More here.
Seattle Freecycle: Dedicated to reusing everything possible. More
here.
Seattle Transpartisan Alliance: A movement to create local transportation. More
here.
Washington State Investment Trust: Join a state-owned and -run bank. More
here.
Silver Coins: More
here.