Although coins existed and the currency of then British empire in India were available, barter remained the main source of exchange of goods and services. The mid-wife was given few kilogram of rice and “Gud” (sweet extract from sugar cane which was the substitute of sugar). Barber never took anything for a single visit. It was monthly and depended on the capacity of people where he served. The well to do gave him clothes too at times but mostly it was rice, wheat, sugar cane and vegetables. Most of the service oriented folks were landless and depended on their services to get the benefits of the produce. Monthly system was introduced to the village folks by the postman as he used to get salary in hard currency every first of the month. This eventually became the starting day for the rest of the village folks for all commercial and barter transactions. Marriages too depended on give and take and could be equated to the dowry system prevalent today in India. It was all give for the bride’s parents and all take for the groom. Lands, cattle, gold and silver, cloths and food grains were given to the groom’s family while money was slowly coming in fashion. Money lenders were the only people who worked only with currency and poor and illiterate villagers kept pawning their lands and cattle in exchange of money when they needed.