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Blogher.com: The Luxury of Giving: Freecycling and Frugality

 December 3, 2012  

This freecycling thing is my latest fixation. Not a week goes by that my husband doesn’t come home to hear what thing went that day! My local community is a bustling one, and my offers generally go in the first 48 hours. My basement is growing, suddenly unburdened by excess.

Technically, it is a “loss” of money, unless one is receiving the items. Literal frugality would demand that I should be Ebaying these suckers and getting some profit for myself, no matter how minor. But I won’t do that. For me, having the free space in my household and knowing that someone else is going to enjoy the items is worth far more than waiting and waiting to make a few bucks.

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Miles & Ozzie: freecycle

 November 21, 2012  

freecycle is by no means anything new. but some folks are not familiar with it. basically it works like this: are you looking for something very specific? post an ad. do you have something in your garage/basement/closet that needs a new home? post an ad. it’s that simple. what’s even better is you can put what you have to offer out on your porch with the new owners name on it for them to pick up. you don’t have to wait around. you don’t have to answer your door. same goes for when you want something. just ask for porch pickup and it’s yours.

and it’s all free.

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Shift Frequency: Laura Bruno ~ Freecycle

 November 14, 2012  

I first discovered freecycle several years ago while living in Northern California. After having relocated from Sedona Arizona and given away much of our furniture, I wondered if we could be on the receiving end of so much abundance. While married, I moved every 2-12 months — usually around the 6 month mark — so I have given away a lot of furniture in my day! I figured I could balance the scales a bit by appearing when someone else needed to relieve themselves of stuff. I forget how I found freecycle, but I love the idea that one person’s junk can become another’s treasure. After receiving an armoire and recliner chair, I decided to list some of our items that hadn’t found a place in our new California home. I loved this zero money exchange that blessed both parties by clearing energy out the old and invigorating the new. I also loved that freecycle kept many perfectly usable (but less likely to sell) items out of the landfill.

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Christian Science Monitor: Scour the web for savings

 November 4, 2012  

I have a large handful of tools that were given to me by someone on Freecycle. They cost me nothing.

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Down To Earth: Champion of recyclers

 October 13, 2012  

On May 1, 2003, Deron Beal, an American engineer, sent an e-mail to 40 friends and a handful of non-profits in Tucson, Arizona. The e-mail led to the formation of the Freecycle Network, which provided recycling services to businesses in Tucson.

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Living Green Magazine:Freecycle: Find a New Home for Items You Want to Recycle

 August 21, 2012  

The American way of life seems to revolve around “stuff;” what you have and how much you have of it. But when it’s time to get rid of some of this “stuff” to replace it with new or to just free up some space in your home, it can be a challenge.

What if no one you know wants to take the stuff, stores like Goodwill are full, it’s not garage sale season, and you don’t want to simply throw it in a landfill? Then Freecycle.org may be a great solution.

The Freecycle Network is not just a site, it’s a community of people giving and receiving good use items for free. The site has over 5,000 groups made up of over 8 million users. A “group” is a community that someone can join. The group’s geography is a person’s city or county. Besides the U.S., there are 122 other countries on The Freecycle Network.

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Mothering: Getting out of debt in MAY!!

 June 11, 2012  

I got home this morning and posted an ad for cans to recycle on freecycle. One person will save them for me. I know I wont get much but that’s at least a start towards something I guess.

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PCWorld: Short on Funds? Don’t Buy—Use Online Barter Sites!

 June 4, 2012  

Freecycle.org: Though a bare-bones site, Freecycle is efficient, and a perfect way to get rid of unwanted stuff—or to score, for free, something that your neighbor is dying to ditch.

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Phys.Org: Freecycling has viral effect on community spirit and generosity

 June 3, 2012  

“We found that being active in online gift-giving communities like Freecycle generates strong feelings of solidarity and identification, which in turn drive people to give more gifts in the system,” said Robb Willer, assistant professor of sociology and psychology at UC Berkeley. “This dynamic may help explain why the membership of sites like Freecycle and Couchsurfing has taken off in recent years.”

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U.S. News & World Report (blog): 6 Ways to Save on Toys for Your Kids

 May 25, 2012  

5. Find Free Toys. Check out the website Freecycle for free toys. Craigslist also has a free section where you’re bound to find freebies for your kids. In either case, you will have to pick up the toy from the person donating it, so it’s best to not search too far out of your area.

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