Buy used or get it for free. For furniture, kids’ gear, tools, bikes, sports equipment, books and clothing, used is usually good enough and often costs far less. Don’t overlook gifting networks like the Buy Nothing Project and Freecycle.org.
The Washington Post: 20 easy ways to save money
Buy used or get it free. For furniture, kids’ gear, tools, bikes, sports equipment, books and clothing, used is usually good enough and often costs far less. Try Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay and thrift stores, but don’t overlook gifting networks like the Buy Nothing Project and Freecycle.org.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2026/09/14/20-easy-ways-save-money
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Furnish your room with Freecycle
For the environmentally or frugally minded among us, whose room weeps in barrenness, the app Freecycle may be useful. It is a grassroots movement and organisation designed to reduce waste, where users both post and request free goods. Some lovely users even offer to drop off the items at your house. Much of the stuff may not be particularly useful to a student – random blocks of wood, for example – but plenty of listings can be useful to furnish student rooms. I know someone who fully furnished numerous houses, from sofas to fridges, just using Freecycle. Some interesting things I’ve seen on the website include a rice cooker, a bicycle, a sleeping bag, hangers, a two-litre water bottle and a bookcase. Gumtree also has a Freebies section, and I have seen a free printer on there – what a bargain!
Pressreader: Buy NOTHING new
When it comes to old or unwanted furniture, can it be upcycled with a lick of paint? Or can you pass it on to someone who needs it on Freecycle?
https://www.pressreader.com/foryou?popupArticleId=282943867021917
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1. The Freecycle Network
It’s important to recycle and upcycle, but have you heard of freecycle.org? It’s an entire community of over 12 million members (and counting) dedicated to sharing free stuff within neighborhoods. It has over 5,000 local town groups and is free to join.
https://www.aol.com/articles/save-money-online-8-free-150010000.html
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Borrow camping gear from friends and family or look for affordable second-hand items on platforms like Freecycle and Vinted, ensuring all equipment is checked beforehand.
MSN: Declutter and earn with secondhand treasures
Multiple platform options: From Freecycle’s free exchanges to targeted marketplaces like Poshmark or Decluttr, matching the right item to the right audience boosts returns.
SWindon Link: How to responsibly dispose of your bulky waste
If you have bulky items you no longer need, the council recommends that people consider donating them to local charities or passing items on through community platforms like Freecycle or Facebook Marketplace.
https://swindonlink.com/28818/how-to-responsibly-dispose-of-your-bulky-waste
Happy Birthday to us!
Happy 23rd Birthday to us / The Freecycle Network! 🙂
On May 1st, 2003 I sent out the first email to about thirty friends and a handful of nonprofits announcing a new Yahoo Group called “Freecycle” for folks to give used stuff away, in Tucson.
May Day is, of course, a day of empowerment so perhaps we are channeling that good energy: spring, the May pole and rebirth and all that… and, hey, ok, another free cycle of giving… 😉
Thanks for making this wonderful mission possible with your local gifting. I find that small acts of kindness are one of the best ways to tap into the universe and change the world for the better. All those acts together add up to about a thousand tons a day being kept out of landfills thru re-use (that’s the equivalent of one less landfill on the planet which is kind of nice).
Happy Day! What better time to spring clean and post another item on Freecycle.org?? 😉
Deron Beal
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Deron Beal
Founder & Executive Director
The Freecycle Network
deron@freecycle.org
www.freecycle.org
~changing the world one gift at a time~
MSN: How to get free stuff in your city using the Freecycle Network
With Freecycle, you can do both. Get rid of a few things or pick up a few items and give them some new life.
Now is your chance to try The Freecycle Network. It is a great program that allows you to list items you want to get rid of or pick up some items that would be perfect for your home. It is also a great way to declutter your home.