Finally, there’s the place where you can save the most.
Craig’s list, Freecycle and yard sales, estate sales and auctions: there are websites and apps that can help you find them.
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The Daily News of Newburyport: Boomer Talk: The upside of downsizing
Freecycle is an online network (www.freecycle.org) where one’s trash becomes another’s treasure. No money is exchanged, but someone is happy to come to your home and carry the items away.
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The Daily News of Newburyport: Beyond the Bin: Giving new life to old items
Freecycle is the original online recycling community. As its name implies, it is dedicated only to things offered for free. Used, new and unique items show up daily. This is the best platform for listing imperfect or incomplete items. To join Freecycle, visit https://tinyurl.com/y5sza74t, click on “Join this group,” and follow the prompts.
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NorthEndWaterfront.com:Guide to an Eco-Friendly September 1st in the North End
FreeCycle is a grassroots organization kept running from the dedication of volunteers who want to help keep items out of landfills by providing a place to post free items that other people in your community can pickup. Anything can be posted here as long as it is legal and appropriate for any age. Sign up today and start searching for a new home for your unwanted items.
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The New York Times: Three Things You Can Do: Swap, Share and Donate
Have you ever seen lightly used household items — things like lamps, books, toys, furniture and clothes — piled up on the curbside and wondered if somebody wouldn’t want that stuff?
The answer is probably yes, and it might be easier than you think to connect your unwanted things with new owners.
One way to do that is through apps and websites. Craigslist, Bunz, Listia and Freecycle allow you to swap or give away just about anything. People often use Meetup to get together and swap records, books and clothes.
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Baltimore Post-Examiner: Design on a Dime! 10 Ways to Save Money While Redecorating
Freecycle
Freecycle is a worldwide network of local groups giving away their old stuff for free. You can find anything from bar stools to mirrors, handy for redecorating. To sign up, head to Freecycle.org and enter your location. You can also head to Dealwiki for top deals on furniture and home accessories.
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Albany Times Union:Save cash, and stress, when planning the family road trip
Consider camping: Tent camping — not “camping” in a luxury class A motorcoach — can save you a ton of money on lodging. You don’t necessarily have to spend a lot on gear, either, says Waechter. Check out ebay, Freecycle or Craigslist for gently used equipment.
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WFMZ Allentown:Money Matters: When to buy new
And what about sporting gear? It’s hard to imagine how weights can go bad. And it’s easy to imagine how many people are trying to get out from under them on sites like Craigslist or Freecycle.
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The Providence Journal: Trash Tutorial: Options for your played-out discs and tapes
A:If you have CDs, DVDs or VHS tapes that hold professionally recorded music or movies, and these are still in good, playable condition, then you have some online, satellite and brick-and-mortar options for finding their next home. There are websites and apps like Craigslist, FreeCycle, 5 Miles, Letgo and OfferUp that allow you to sell or give away used items for free. Book donation bins stationed around your community or at your local transfer station or recycling center also accept donatable CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes. Finally, you can just take them directly to a Goodwill, Savers, Salvation Army or other local thrift stores. Find a list at www.rirrc.org/reuse.
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The Daily News Of Newburyport:Boomer Talk: Is it time to downsize, or ‘right size’?
Freecycle is an online network (www.freecycle.org) where one’s trash becomes another’s treasure, and no money is exchanged.
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