Merrymeeting Community Shares is an hour-for-an-hour service exchange membership organization. For every hour you spend doing something for a member you earn one share. Record it in your account, and you can spend it to buy an hour of another member’s time!
The service exchange system is based on the age-old principles of compassion, mutual responsibility and respect, known as the Core Economy. This system is fundamentally different from a cash economy. When using social currency your capital is never restricted to the numbers on your bank statement. Rather than being completely dependent on the financial fluctuations of your employer, Wall Street, and international business, your wealth is bolstered by the use of your own talents and that of the membership.
Like Craig's List, FreeCycle, Facebook etc. the strength of the network depends on the participation of its users. MCS is a free online service, but in order for it to serve us in a sustainable way, we must take an active roll in bringing others into it. If you want a particular service, reach out to those who offer it and ask them to join. If there is a circle of businesses or individuals you relate to, get together and include yourselves in this service. Why use the middle man (money) if you don't have to and especially if it is needed elsewhere?
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