(8)Why buy when you can swap? On community websites such as www.freecycle.org people give away things they no longer need – from TVs to bicycles.

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Berti trolls Freecycle.org, a site where people list items they want to give away.

She has also helped girls sign up for public assistance, arrange for prenatal care or deal with drug problems.

She and Gabby have helped about a dozen girls.

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ad people tell me that with the granite countertops and solid maple cabinets that kitchen’s worth $20, 000,” said Melanie Carlone.

Carlone got it for free and found it on Freecycle.org.

“I paid for a Uhaul truck and a crew of three guys to go over and pull it out and come and put it in over here. it cost me about 200 bucks”

And deals like this are right at your fingertips. Check out Columbia Freecycle.org. Once you log on, you’ll need to join to get started, but the membership is free as well.

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Consider a local trade
Yorktown resident Carol Masser suggests the Web site freecycle.org. After you join a local chapter, you can list the items that you’re willing to give away and look for items for yourself.

Different from a trading group, two people don’t have to agree on a swap for the transaction to happen. You simply need to offer some of your goods in order to choose from what others in the group have listed.

Locally, there are freecycle groups in Newport News and Williamsburg.

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