Everybody seems to want to swap these days! What with the credit crunch, people just do not have the money to spend on the high street any more. Why not consider replacing our shopping trips with swapping trips? Get rid of unwanted possessions by swapping for those items you want for the cost of postage! Seems sensible to me!

According to the article “The art of swapping till you drop!” if you Google ‘swap shop’ you can pick and choose from nearly four hundred thousand entries. Swapping is something that has certainly gripped the nation!

You can swap anything it seems, from unwanted items to skills to homes. What do you have to swap?

Fancy a holiday this year but can’t really afford one? No problem! Why not swap homes for the duration of your holiday? Check out ‘intervac.com’ for tens of thousands of listings in fifty different countries. To take part in this scheme, there is no charge although you will be required to register. If it is a holiday at home that takes your fancy, many homes in the UK are listed in the UKholidayswapshop. You will need to join up with a fee of £14.95 a year but think of the potential savings and the fun you will have.