"Ithaca Hours" - the Ithaca currency... (living, stores) - City-Data Forum

Tiger Beer · 11-09-2009, 11:32 PM

I was reading about it recently...is it that prevalent? How many people have Ithaca Hours in their wallets right now? How well is it working?

tchemgrrl · 11-12-2009, 02:25 PM

I haven't ever used an Ithaca Hour, but I'm aware of them. I've heard through folks I know who have been more involved with it that the main problem with Hours is that they all end up collecting at the few stores who accept them. I guess Greenstar has tons of hours but can't really get rid of them. I don't think they're very common, even among the folks most likely to use them.

Ex-Ithacan · 11-22-2009, 08:24 AM

Brief news clip about Ithaca Hours from News 10 Now:

News 10 Now | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | Is local currency the answer to economic woes?

momcat54 · 12-05-2009, 02:01 PM

I think the Ithaca hours idea is awesome. Anything that treats people's services equally, fosters barter, gets us closer to living locally in community -- i'm all for it.

In fact, I put myself into the Ithaca Hours directory a year before moving to Ithaca, joining and receiving ithaca hours for joining... Those Ithaca Hours are now in my wallet. I usually forget to ask when I go into a new store whether or not Ithaca Hours are accepted; however, I'm determined to use them. As well as accept them in exchange for editing/translating services...