If you insist on trading for goods you may as well stick with money. It is by far the best tool to facilitate trade. However, if people weren't so selfish and petty, we could move on to a gift economy. (Not to be confused with charity or an actual exchange of gifts.) The world is a place of abundance, believe it or not, and scarcities are manufactured for the sake of profits. You wouldn't be so worried about what other people were contributing, since it wouldn't entirely matter, but I feel that mutual aid is nonetheless the ultimate goal. If we became responsible individuals and got our priorities straight, we could (for the most part) do as we wish and our "job/work" could be something we loved doing, even ever changing as we grow intellectually and spiritually, supported by all and not just a means of supporting ourselves and family.

Sadly, I do not see us ever giving up money, luxuries, militaries, various religious beliefs or any of the other many things and ideals that we believe we cannot be without, yet are the very things which keeps us seperated. Hence we are doomed as a species and will condemn multitudes of other species along with ourselves to the same dismal fate.

Have a nice day.