re: How often do you barter goods/services?

My husband does it all the time. He is the type of guy that can fix anything or do anything so people call him to do jobs for them or help them. Rather than charge them the going rate he just barters with them for stuff. He rounds up cattle with one friend and gets an orphan calf out of the deal. He always fixes an elderly guy's tractor so the guy gave him a mule (the 4 wheel kind, not the 4 legged kind).

Usually with older people or people he knows don't have money, he just fixes their stuff and tells them to cook him lunch or dinner while he works.