The bank of happiness.

• Position: ESTONIA - Brief article

Deposits and withdrawals at this bank have nothing to do with money. Rather the "Bank of Happiness," founded in the European nation of Estonia in 2008, is an online marketplace of good deeds where people can post ads offering free services--from language instruction to physical therapy to juggling lessons--or request what they need. More than 2,000 people now use the site, which has posts in Estonian, French, and English. Airi Kivi, a psychologist based in Tallinn, Estonia's capital, started the bank because she believes that "people want to help others, but often don't know how." Unlike the...