By Imani Dada

Unless you’re living under a rock you know that thousands of consumers have turned to online bartering to save money on everything from toys to clothes and electronics. Not surprisingly, moms have been at the forefront of this trend, taking every opportunity to manage their family budget.

If you’re one of these moms, or just a savvy consumer looking for an easy way to barter online, check out Tradze.com. Unlike other bartering websites that require you to exchange one item for another, Tradze.com uses the power of social networking to facilitate trades between your own social circle using T-Bills.

T-Bills are Tradze own proprietary currency that you use to “buy” items on the site. You earn T-Bills to begin online bartering in several ways, for instance just by creating your profile on the site you’ll earn 200 T-Bills. Or, you can get a free gift card worth 500 T-Bills when you sign up. After that, earn more currency by taking surveys, inviting friends to join Tradze, reviewing sites or “selling” any unused items on the site.

Tradze.com makes it less stressful to trade items online because you don’t have to worry about not having something to trade in return, especially something of equal value. In the past, this was a big turn-off for many consumers, especially moms, who wanted to trade items online.

Sometimes, even when you use second-hand shops to save money on toys and clothing, you can still overextend your budget. Not having to use real money is a major appeal of online bartering and Tradze.com. That’s real money you can put towards paying down your debt and investing for retirement or your children’s college fund. Plus, Tradze.com just makes the process a lot easier and way more fun.

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