Kathy Ann Purdy of Beverly used to be a yard-sale devotee; now she’s a Freecycle fiend. Purdy was working on a house renovation a few years ago when she heard about the website - “a place to give or receive what you have and don’t need or what you need and don’t have,” according to the site. She went online and scooped up free beds, furniture, new carpet, and a stove, among other things.

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