7. Find free stuff

Why buy new what you can get used—especially when you can get it for free? The Freecycle Network keeps track of local free-exchange groups whose goal is to keep used stuff out of landfills and put it into the hands of people who want it. You’ll find just about anything on Freecycle, from printers to Mac SEs to random mice and cables. People post what they have to offer; you respond if you want it. Most offers receive more than one response; it’s up to the giver to decide who gets the item.

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