Sunny, funny you started this thread. I left my job (pretty good paying) the first week of Sept. I have been doing exactly what you are talking about. I have been bartering help around my house by helping a friend who is building a house and trading other things. It has given me a chance to do something completely different from what I had been doing and I have so much freedom. I am going to continue it for a while, at least until I absolutly have to have a job. I love it so far, and the fact that I am off the grid for a while and don't have to play the government game for a while.