I'm a member of Frugal's Forum. Good site for info, that's what I use it for. I've only commented a few times over there.
Bartering was once a normal part of life.
Yes, the Frugal site will be useful.
Be sure to check that Flu Wiki site, they worked hard to get all the bases covered for survival.
LOL, I thought that I had found a usable group at Yahoo last night and have already gone to no mail, should have unsubscribed, as it is a chat group, with no facts.