What seems like a useful website is mentioned in this blog post – Freecycle.org, where you offer unwanted but useful things around your house to people instead of throwing them out.
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The Independent: Top 10 brilliant student money saving tips
Alternatively, you could join up to a Freecycle group – you can find free laptops, TVs, bicycles and more. Look to ‘Freecycle’ everywhere in your life: text books, mobiles – ask friends, ask strangers, post on noticeboards. You’ll be amazed what people will give you that they don’t want anymore.
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Vancouver Courier: Clear clutter when selling your home
Freecycle.org: Join people around the world getting rid of stuff on this grassroots community page.
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Perkiomen Valley Patch: The Hidden Benefits of Freecycling
Do you “Freecycle?”
The nearly decade-old network of discussion groups where people announce unwanted items they’re willing to give away to anyone who wants them has almost nine million members around the world. It’s become a convenient outlet for people looking to empty a spare room (or just avoid the pricey rent on a self-storage unit) and also for bargain hunters.
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The Atlantic Cities: Why You Should Give Away Free Stuff To Your Neighbors
Freecycle launched in Tucson, Arizona, back in 2003 as a local email list with the simple premise of helping people unload junk they no longer wanted – furniture, clothing, office supplies, you name it – onto nearby people who did. The system came with one rule: Whatever you’re giving up, you can ask for nothing in return. Everything must be free.
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Sydney Morning Herald:Going greenbusters: environmental savings rejuvenate community
Websites such as freecycle.org and friendswiththings.com.au also help connect people who want to give items away with people who really want them.
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Mothering: Getting out of debt in MAY!!
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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Think Money: 101 Quick Ways To Save Money
55. Whatever you need, check if you could get it for free first. http://uk.freecycle.org/
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Summit Daily News: Dave Pierce Jr.: Prefer a money-less economy
Summit Freecycle, a Yahoo group, is a shining example of how giftivism is a win-win for all. Since 2004 it has linked those in Summit with items and services to give and those who can make use of them. Though I’ve only been a member for a short time, it has demonstrated repeatedly to me that gift-giving works. To find out more, run an Internet search on “summit freecycle.” For info on money-less economies, see David Graeber’s book “Debt: The First 5000 Years.”
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PCWorld: Short on Funds? Don’t Buy—Use Online Barter Sites!
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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