Try placing a ‘wanted’ ad on Gumtree or rummaging around in the Freecycle community. Did you know you can pick up an old caravan for very little money, if not free? Trawl the Friday ad classifieds or ask around. The tattier it is, the cheaper it should be. Just made sure its structural integrity is. read more. Home & Garden cheap home extension re-purpose old caravan MORE

You will save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars by looking for the basics in secondhand stores, eBay and Freecycle. How exciting! You are expecting a baby! Wonderful news! How excited you must be! MORE

Did you find something on Freecycle that you were planning to purchase? Today I’m participating in the Ultimate Blog Swap. MORE

You might even luck out and find one listed on Freecycle or in your local paper’s classified ad section. A few months back I wrote here about canning tomatoes. MORE

It’s a lot busier than Freecycle, which is kind of a ghost town these days. This one deserves a hat tip to multiple people who told me to try this, so I’m really just passing it along. MORE

They can be found around your house, or found at yard sales or via freecycling. One of the more interesting ways to garden is to grow items in containers. You might be surprised at the types of plants you can grow in a container garden. MORE

Guest Post Author Bio: This post was written by Les Roberts money saving writer at Moneysupermarket.com. The evenings are getting lighter, the birds are singing and the weather is completely erratic…all of which means that spring time is upon us once more. MORE

Garlick got all of her children’s clothes and gear from friends, family, and sites like Freecycle. When a woman is pregnant for her first child, she’ll likely have a baby shower (or several). MORE

Look for a consignment shop in town, visit Freecycle web site, or check the Classifieds before you go to the store to buy new. While many of us want to live more sustainably, it can be difficult to make the switch suddenly. Most of us do better with gradual changes. MORE