Barter



BARTER by Doris and Nikita

Barter is when you trade something for something else. Barter has no difference from trading because trading is where you trade something else which is the same as bartering. With trading you give something to someone if they want it and they give you something to you if you want it and is worth it.  There is no difference between trading and bartering. You both have to agree of what is being traded because if one person does not want to trade then you have bad luck because then you can not trade because it is not fair if you get what you want and the other person does not.

Sometimes they don’t agree and when they don’t agree the trade does not work.Also they offer certain things for other things with a lot of value. Before there was money people would trade a sort of sea shell for other things (it is like the sea shell was paying for you). Sometimes people trade things for things they need or want.

We can still use bartering now but people now prefer to use money, some people still do it every now and then. Also most don’t barter they use bills to pay for drinks and other things. Now most people don’t barter because there is money.

Sources Money by Margaret Hall Let’s Trade by Nancy Loewen The Story of Money by Betsy Maestro