Low stakes mutual aid is a good start. My friends and I have started doing work trades for each other. Mow the lawn, turn over a garden, help with technical problems – that sort of thing.
Another good trick is having a “neighbourhood tools” spreadsheet and sharing it with as many people in the neighbourhood as possible. For instance, I don’t need the lawnmower every day of the week, so why should we each have our own? Just come borrow it and update the spreadsheet with who’s house it’s at. Rare tools like the neighbourhood ladder have been passed around, away from their original house for so long, that they’re basically communal.
Low stakes mutual aid is a good start. My friends and I have started doing work trades for each other. Mow the lawn, turn over a garden, help with technical problems – that sort of thing.
Another good trick is having a “neighbourhood tools” spreadsheet and sharing it with as many people in the neighbourhood as possible. For instance, I don’t need the lawnmower every day of the week, so why should we each have our own? Just come borrow it and update the spreadsheet with who’s house it’s at. Rare tools like the neighbourhood ladder have been passed around, away from their original house for so long, that they’re basically communal.