(Real-life Frugality has been overrun with real life lately. While I'm always busy, the past month or so has seemed particularly overwhelming. With things calming down a notch or two, I am once again making a committment to devote more time to this blog. Wish me luck!)
Recently, I've come across a number of websites for trading, bartering, and giving things away for free. I'll be profiling one such site today, with more to follow.
The first site I investigated is Kashless.org. You have to become a member (sign up with an email address and password) to view details on any of the items listed. Once you join, you find the Kashless list for your area, and start browsing. There's everything imaginable on here, from free fill dirt to baby clothes to car parts. Lots of the things that I've seen are listed as broken, or needing some sort of part. (One person listed a printer because it ran out of ink--OK, whatever!) But, if you are willing to search and really get into it, you can find the gems. Kashless also has a reward point system, where you earn points for doing things like posting items to be given away, inviting people to join Kashless, etc. You can then redeem these points for products and coupons. This is Kashless' incentive for extending the life of a product and eliminating waste.
I haven't actually listed anything, or found any thing I needed, but that's only because I haven't had the time. Give it a try, and let me know what you think!
