We finally made a decision to buy some furniture for our little sitting area. It took us a year to buy something and the two chairs cost us $55 second hand off Trade Me. We picked them up yesterday and already they are a clear favourite for our female puss.

The people we bought them from are able to start clearing out their spare room a bit more which will make their lives feel a bit more organized – a win/win situation. My ideal would be a way to purchase things like this through bartering rather than cash – for instance handy hubby could easily do some handy building work for a couple of hours which would be well in excess of $55. Any bartering sites out there?

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