When you join PBE, you can stop paying cash for things and start purchasing them through trade. One man developed an active trade business by bartering piano lessons for the children of business owners. His first trade bought carpeting for his home, as the carpet store owner was happy to provide new carpet in exchange for piano lessons for his four children.
The tools and diversity of members within the PBE network provide tutors with an incredible array of goods and services to choose from; almost anything they need or want can be found in trading. Barter partners are also excited about trading with tutors because they're getting a terrific service at a considerable discount due to their wholesale purchasing power and use of downtime in the exchange. Each trade means new business for all parties and hasn't taken away from cash business.
Don’t forget: when you purchase goods and services from PBE with your trade dollars, your basis is zero. What's that open tutoring slot on Tuesday worth when no students come? Zero! When the time has passed, it's gone forever, so when you're walking on that new carpet, you essentially got it free.
Who doesn’t want to save cash? Who doesn’t want to purchase goods and services for cents on the dollar? If the outlay is your cost of goods or unused time and labor, but you're trading for full retail price, you're getting a tremendous bargain. Unsellable inventory or non-billable downtime (net losses) are converted into purchase power. It won't be long before you grasp the amazing potential of PBE membership: buying what you need for cents on the dollar, increasing your business exponentially through new customers, and conserving your cash!
