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Galileo: Montag: Mensch vs. Maschine

Schnell vorwärts 33 zu Freecycle Information aufsetzen.

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The Guardian: Money Saving money Money-saving tips from America … road tested by penny-pinching Brits

■ Discover Freecycle.

We are big fans of this idea – if you are moving home, Freecycle is a brilliant source of free furniture and equipment that you might not be able to afford to buy new. The people running the local sites can be pedantic about the way the ads are worded, though, and there are often many more people wanting things than offering them. You will need to be quick if you see something you like.

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amNY:NYC frugalistas explain the art of living on the cheap

Some New Yorkers completely avoid the retail industrial complex – often while building a sense of community – by dumpster diving, swapping, borrowing and freecycling. Or, they reduce outlays by comparison shopping, penny pinching and reselling what they have.

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Body & Soul:Budgeting for a baby

Freecycle is a good online resource where you can give and receive pre-loved gear at no cost. For safety reasons, some items are better purchased new, such as capsules, car seats and cots. If you are buying a second-hand cot, ensure it complies with current Australian standards. Visit www.productsafety.gov.au for more information.

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San Francisco Chronicle:5 Ways To Start Saving Today

Look for Deals
Now, nobody is suggesting that you stop spending money altogether, but perhaps it is time to look at becoming more frugal. Do you need to pay full price for everything? Probably not. You can use coupons at the grocery store, and use restaurant vouchers to enjoy a treat for half the price. There are excellent bargains to be found on eBay.com, and don’t dismiss getting items for free from freecycle at freecycle.org. It really is true that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, so shun your preconceptions and consider thinking outside of the box when you need new items for your home and family. By being more frugal in your spending, you are freeing up dollars that can be directed into that savings account.

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Stourbridge News: Black Country people urged to recycle the high-tech way

DUDLEY Council is urging people to take a hi-tech approach to giving unwanted items a second lease of life.

The website Freecycle allows people to advertise items which may otherwise be dumped in landfill for other site users to collect.

The Dudley Freecycle group has more than 12,000 members, items recently offered include an extending table with four chairs, house bricks and a steel pedal bin.

For more information visit www.dudley.gov.uk/recycling

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MauiTime Weekly:Freecycle Day At Baldwin High

You don’t need to contribute to our island’s landfill problems just because you have stuff that needs to go. Instead, how about donating all that useless but otherwise still viable hardware to the recycling day at Baldwin High School?

Hammerhead Recycling and Community Work Day Program have hui’d together to coordinate this day of sustainability with several other of the island’s recycling agencies. On Saturday, Feb. 25, bring scrap metal, bicycles, appliances, beverage containers, cooking oil, cellular phones, household batteries, vehicle batteries, laptop batteries, printer cartridges, newspaper, cardboard, telephone books, magazines, plastic grocery bags, used eye glasses, hearing aids, books, reusable paint, clothing and other household items to the high school between 8am and 2pm. You will be rid of these items, and keep them out of the landfill.

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CBS Local: Tips For Getting Free Things And Services

“If it’s your first apartment and you can’t afford to go to Pottery Barn, you can try Freecycle,” said Ashamalla.

Freecycle is a place where people in your community post things they don’t want or need anymore.

An Arlington-based Freecycle community recently offered a computer printer and an espresso machine. The idea is to keep things out of a landfill, and people are encouraged to give and take.

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Telegraph.co.uk:Swap and share: the new ways to make cash

Worth a look is Freecycle.com, an online community that matches people who have items they want to get rid of to people who can use them. Not only kind on the environment by reducing landfill, but it is great for the pocket, too.

As one of the main rules of Freecycle is a “pick up yourself” policy, your local group is a handy way of getting rid of large items you would normally have to pay to have removed, such as garden furniture and sheds.

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KCEN-TV:Military Wives Turn To Facebook Sites For Support

That is, until she found the support she needed. Jen and thousands of others are using different Facebook sites to get much needed emotional support, or just to save some money. “There’s a local free cycle group that if you just want to clean out your garage and give something to somebody who can use it instead of letting it go in the landfill,” says Wolfe.

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