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CamLETS enables members to exchange skills by means of a sophisticated barter system.
You get things done for yourself by doing things for other people.
Members list the services they offer in a directory. The directory is regularly updated and
distributed to all members so that they can exchange services. A list of small ads is published
and distributed with each mailing. This allows you to buy and sell goods and advertise wants.
All members get a 'Cam' chequebook for making payments in a local currency ('Cams' are the
name of the currency units in Cambridge), used only by members. Normally one hour's work is worth
10 cams.This way you don't have to have direct bartering. So you can earn 'cams' by teaching
someone Dutch, and use them to pay someone else to baby-sit! The only sterling cost you pay is a
small annual subscription to cover running costs. If, however, an exchange involves some sterling
costs (i.e. materials) you can charge for them.
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