gift economy websites

We all love a deal and it doesn't get much better than free.  There's a growing number of neighborhood free exchange apps and websites out there, which are helpful whether you're looking for stuff or getting rid of it.

Buy Nothing: The best known of the free exchange sites started in 2013.  Buy Nothing primarily focuses on their new app, but also exists in location-based Facebook groups.

Freeya: This app shows listings based on geolocation and handles many logistical parts of coordinating pickups -- including contractin the next person if the first person doesn't show.

Freecycle: This site, founded in 2003, boasts nine million members in 5000 towns worldwide.  If your town doesn't already have a Freecycle group, you can even start one.