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By Eileene J. Lee
The principle of time banks is straightforward: you complete a task for someone, and the number of hours it took to complete the task is deposited into your account. You can then “cash in” those hours whenever you want for a task someone else is offering.
The principle of time banks is straightforward: you complete a task for someone, and the number of hours it took to complete the task is deposited into your account. You can then “cash in” those hours whenever you want for a task someone else is offering.

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