January 9, 2009

AZ Central.com: Staging can provide big dividends

You might even find ways to acquire free furniture. Perhaps your friends or neighbors have surplus pieces they’ll give you, like that brown leather sofa in their garage, which could enhance the look of your family room.

Another way to acquire furniture at no charge is through the Freecycle Network (www.free cycle.org), a novel system for keeping serviceable items in circulation rather than dumped in landfills.

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December 19, 2008

ABC15.com: Eleven fabulous freebies you can get now

Filed under: Uncategorized, US Southwest, News Articles, Recycling Info, TV — Fiona @ 1:53 pm

Free furniture is just a click away. Freecycle and Craigslist frequently have items that you just have to pick up.

Many visitors to the sites will spend weeks waiting for that fantastic free item to pop up.

We saw several items at no cost during a quick search: a trampoline, washer and dryer, computer monitor, a Dodge Intrepid car and bed.

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October 30, 2008

ABC15.com : Smart Shopper: Best coupon websites

And if you’re all out of cash, check out freecycle.org.
It’s a site where thousands of people give and get stuff for free.
You just type in your city, sign up and you’re ready to go.
But you’ll have to post things to give away free before you can start receiving.

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October 29, 2008

SheKnows.com: Mom in charge: Part III, 10 Tips from the experts on spending & saving

Filed under: Uncategorized, US Southwest, News Articles, Recycling Info — Fiona @ 11:12 am

Recycle
What’s a better time to go green than during an economic downturn? You can curb spending by searching places such as freecycle.org or craigslist.org for items you’re seeking. Plus, instead of discarding your old items in the trash chances are someone else will have a use for them, too

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April 20, 2008

Arizona Republic: Consumers hold ‘green’ power in their wallets, author stresses

Filed under: Uncategorized, US Southwest, News Articles, Recycling Info — Fiona @ 4:22 pm

The way Americans spend their dollars can influence manufacturers in ways that improve the environment, and one of the best ways to help is to buy less.

“That doesn’t mean doing with less, although simplifying anyone’s life is a good idea in the long run,” says Diane MacEachern, author of Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World (Avery, 2008, $17.95 paperback). “But there are so many ways to get what we need without buying and accelerating the use of natural resources that are shrinking.”

She recommends using Web sites such as Craigslist, Freecycle or Swaptree.

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February 29, 2008

Natural News.com - Frugal Fiscal Planning: How to Survive the Coming Recession

Filed under: Uncategorized, US Southwest, News Articles, Recycling Info — Fiona @ 9:07 pm

Oh, and before I forget, yard sales are another source of terrific money-saving finds. Infants and toddlers outgrow their toys, clothes and shoes long before they wear out, and baby furniture can pass through multiple generations in good shape. I’ve scored such brilliant yard sale trophies that I’m embarrassed to say I only paid a dollar. And if even a dollar is too steep, point your browser to (http://www.freecycle.org) . Just follow the prompts to find the location closest to you. Clothes, dishes, phones, tires, toys, sporting equipment, even computers - everything on this site is free, on a first-come, first-served basis.

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January 21, 2008

YumaSun.com: Yumans turn to Freecycle to reduce waste

Filed under: Uncategorized, US Southwest, News Articles, Recycling Info — Fiona @ 6:28 pm

Armed with everything from baby clothes to old sofas, people all over Yuma say they’re having fun changing the world - one freebie at a time.

They all belong to an international recycling movement built around lessons that mom taught us: It’s better to give than to receive, helping others feels good, and one person’s junk is another’s treasure.

That’s the magic of Freecycle.

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December 13, 2007

Give Mother Earth the holiday gift of freecycle.org. I have. by David Berlind

Freecycle.org seems to me to be the biggest of all the grassroots movements on the Web that seeks the Earth’s sustainability through re-use. The idea? Instead of throwing something out (perhaps something that can’t be picked up by the local recycling truck), post it on the Web to other members of your local Freecycle group as being free for the taking. Looking to get something for free? You can publish wanted ads too.

A friend of mine recently turned me on to the existence of the Freecycle group in my area. I’m not sure if all groups work the same but the one I’m a member of uses Yahoo Groups as the place to which four different types of posts get posted: OFFER, WANTED, TAKEN, RECEIVED. As a member of the group, I elect whether to have new posts forwarded to my inbox as they are posted to the Yahoo Group, or aggregated in summary form twice per day.Click here to read the blog in full

December 8, 2007

Tis Better to Freecycle Than to Buy - Treehugger.com

Though TreeHugger prefers Buy Nothing Day to the sheer madness of Black Friday, that doesn’t mean you have to live with less or even that you can’t acquire stuff; a great way to do this is with something like The Freecycle Network (it really works!). The big day has passed, but the Network rolls on, and remains a good way to both find and get rid of stuff without having to involve any money.Click here to read this and other fantastic green & recycling related articles at Treehugger.com

December 7, 2007

Five Money-Saving Shopping Tips by Amy Fontinelle

Tip 1: Make the Store Your Last Choice
Most people’s default response is to go to a store anytime they need something, but that’s not the only way to obtain a needed item. Ask yourself these questions:

Can I get it for free?
If you don’t need something right away, and you usually don’t, it’s worth searching on community ad sites like Craigslist or Kijiji, signing up with some local Freecycle groups, and asking around to see if anyone you know is getting rid of whatever you want.Click here to read the article in full

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