Do you free-cycle?

Bravo for you! There are so many items out there that people want to get rid of and so many people who could really use them. Just think how quick we are to recycle glass and paper but toss out a bunch of books, videos or furniture that could be of great use to someone else! Glad you joined!

And all of that would have been wasted too if there wasn't a freecycle in the area! On the way home today I picked up a walker someone was throwing out. I picked it up and have the option of freecycle, goodwill, sell it a garage sale, give it to my church and others! Why are so quick to recycle glass and paper when we can save the environment even more by passing ong what we no longer need to someone who could use it!

I haven't freecycled here - this city is so big, I don't have the same comfort level yet. While the job situation here is not as good as you might think, economics were much worse in Ohio. Lots of folks barely getting by. The best thing I got from Freecycle was three baby/dog gates. It doesn't seem like much, but I really appreciated receiving them. When we moved, I freecycled them out again. My daughter in Tennessee just got a couch - old but still usable. whit

Now that I have been introduced to freecycle it is hard to look at 'junk' in the same way (there is a big differnce between garabage and junk!). I know there is someone out there who could use it. How is the economics in your area? In my area there are alot of people scrambling for good jobs which means there is a lot of poeople in need. What was the coolest item you ever got with freecycle?

I dont get a chance to freecycle as much as I would like to even though I know the surrounding area well. I actually put a posting up for a walker and by the end of the week I actually picked up a folding walker that had a seat and handle breaks! This item must have cost someone a fortune but because someone wanted to get rid of it...it got saved from the landfill. I am a true believe of taking care of ones self and have created a couple of income streams to keep things going. The important thing to me is socking 10% away (I am raising it 1% each 6 months) for retirement, having a 6 month emergency fund and more than one income pool. In this day and age there is no such thing as stablilty or a company that will pamper you in your old age! What are you doing to prepare for retirement?

the idea of someone else using something that would normally be thrown away is a great idea. On the way home I picked up a walker someone was throwing away. Even though I don't know anyone who could use one I could use it for dips (works the triceps!), put in on free-cycle, donate it to a shelter, sell it in a garage sale, give it to my church or send it to good will. All those options for something someone was throwing out. Land fill space saved. And an item that will help someone's day be easier! Bravo for being part of this!

I cetainly is great! The amount of trash that could be someone's treasure is incredible! We all take about recycling cardboard, metal, glass and paper...why not recycle the items people can use right out of the shoot! My area freecycle says it limitd 'wants' to once a month for I am sure there are alot of 'give me' people out there. Bravo for freecycle!