We did a job at work for a very regular customer and yesterday. Not a big job just a quick and easy fix. A couple of hours later he came back into work with fish for us. Now if you live in NZ you know that fish is bloody expensive. It really doesn’t matter if you buy it or go out fishing for it. It is costly.
So I was so grateful to have a meal of fish that would have cost us $50 if I had purchased it. Although being honest I wouldn’t have purchased it because I would deem it too expensive.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the fish burgers and there was plenty leftover for lunches today. The dogs even enjoyed a small piece each.
It got me thinking though. “How much could we reduce our groceries if we shared what we had? How much waste would be reduced if we shared what we had? How much time would be saved if we cooked in bulk and shared it?
We often share surplus with others in Summer when there is a surplus of fruit available but honestly it’s never gone any further than that. Is it really an old fashioned way of trading goods and services or could we benefit from it? Hubby said it never works because the transactions are not equal. The exact reason money was brought in in the first place.
What if we started sharing more of what we had without expecting anything in return. Would people then feel that they had to repay you?
