We are well served in our village with craftsmen and we often work on a bartering basis, I got four years credit when we had our Rattery Sawmills (local quality wood products only) panelled fence put up by a friend, he wouldn't send us a bill so it took a while to repay him with electronic/electrical jobs he was wanting solved.
I took him a box of his favourite beer to tide him over, there was a good bit over after I left him..
We do all get to drink vast amounts of tea and lots of homemade cake eating goes on
