Frugal Family
Freecycle: Every Thrifty Mom's Dream
Join this free online group to give and receive free items year round.
If you are like me, you’re giddy with delight when you stumble across a great deal at a yard sale, on Craigslist, or even at Goodwill. Perhaps you’re a coupon queen, and consistently clip and utilize coupons, beaming with pride after trips to the grocery store that don’t break the bank. Maybe you’re not even ashamed to admit that you’ve stopped to pick up “bargains” you’ve spotted on the side of the road. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, after all. This philosophy, along with the importance of being environmentally conscious, is the motto of an international organization called, “Freecycle.” What, you might be asking, "what is this amazing group," and "how do I sign up?" Freecycle is a Yahoo group made up of more than eight …
JoAnn Melton
1:07 pm on Sunday, March 4, 2012
A couple of the groups that I belong to and occasionally post to have had comments like "This ISN'T Rocket Science people - make your post look like this or it will be deleted." Someone once told me that some people never feel they have much power in their life, so they gravitate to a volunteer position where they think everyone has to listen to them. At present the two groups I am in are civil … more ›