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How Do I Make Money Making Change?

How often do you break a $20.00 Federal Reserve Note for a purchase that is less than $10.00?  If our own experiences in retail are any good, it is far more often than any of us would like.  This is the perfect place to use the Liberty Dollar!  As an officially registered Liberty Merchant, you can get Liberty Dollars at a discount (just like the banks get the Federal Reserve Notes) and use them at full face value!  For example, the merchant discount rate on a given day for $20.00 in Liberty Dollars  is $15.00 (you can get $20.00 worth of Liberty Dollars for only $15.00 FRN).  A customer purchases an item that totals $10.00.  The customer pays you with a $20.00 FRN note.  You give the customer his change using a $10.00 Half-Ounce Silver Liberty that only cost you $7.50!  You just made an extra $2.50 on the transaction!  This is what we mean by making money making change.

What Are The Benefits?

• Additional exposure of your business to the community --  NNEA Liberty Associates will regularly update the listing of Liberty Merchants in the Region on this website and will periodically publish a directory containing the most current information available.  Other businesses who accept the Liberty Dollar will tell their customers about you.  You will become part of a network of local businesses.
• New customers -- The fact that you give REAL SILVER as change will draw people to your business.
• Repeat business -- Customers who get Liberty Dollars from you will tend to return.
• Increased profits -- You will make more money.

What Will It Cost?

There is no cost!  You may elect to exchange some Federal Reserve Notes for Liberty Dollars from time to time, but this is not required.

What Are The Risks?

It is our intent to assume all risks, if possible.  The main concern merchants have is that they will wind up with too many Liberty Dollars and, because the bank won't accept them for deposit, will be unable to pay suppliers, meet payroll, or handle other business expenses.  For this reason, the Regional Currency Office (RCO) agrees, IN WRITING, to exchange your Liberty Dollars one-for-one for Federal Reserve Notes at least as often as twice a month, for as long as you remain under the Merchant Agreement.  Each RCO maintains a special account to ensure that funds will always be available if you need them.  In the unlikely event that more is needed than the RCO has available, the national network of RCOs is available to pool resources.  There are no other known or anticipated risks.  NEA Liberty Associates is currently not an RCO, however there are 2 in Arkansas as of March 2005.  They are located in Leslie and Hope.  Also, each Silver Liberty and Certificate have the NORFED web address and toll-free telephone number on them to assist you in redemption of your Liberty Dollars if you desire.

What Do I Have To Do?

1. Agree to accept Liberty Dollars when presented.
2. Agree to offer Liberty Dollars as change whenever possible.
3. Agree to educate your employees (or let us do it).
4. Agree to advertise that you accept Liberty Dollars using decals, literature, or other available promotional materials (samples of promotional materials may be viewed at this link).
5. Agree to place at least one Merchant Display Kit at or near your cash register or point of sale.
   

In addition, you may obtain Liberty Dollars at the merchant discount rate (published daily at the Liberty Dollar web site).


The following link will take you to the Liberty Dollar web site.  Once there click the tab at the top that reads "How to Spend It."  Then click the link that reads "Sign up to become a Liberty Merchant."  Once you click these links, you can fill out the application for free.  Remember to make sure that the line for Referrer says "NEA Liberty Associates" or "NRC95926".