• Barter Bee - Specializes in movies, music, and games
• Swap Thing - Your thing for my thing
• Craigslist - Pick a location, then go to barter under the for sale section
• Trade a Favor - Trade anything with anyone and everyone
• Joe Barter - Networking made easy
• Paperback Swap - Any book, not just paperbacks
• PeerFlix - Movies and more
• Swap a CD - Just CD’s
• Swap a DVD - Just DVD’s
• Barter Bucks - Barter anything
• Know Your Trade - The home exchange directory

Remember, using these websites can take a little longer to get what you want than simply going out and buying it. But if you think of it as a game, kind of like a treasure hunt, just the process of tracking down and acquiring what you want can be fun, even before you’ve gotten the thing you want.

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These are 2 videos that talk about the kinds of stuff you can do this with and links to the websites they mention:

Rent
frombagstoriches.com
avelle.com
borrowedbling.com
allthatbags.com
rentmeahandbag.com

Trade
swaptree.com
zwaggle.com
bookmooch.com
peerflix.com

Borrow
neighborrow.com
borrowingcircle.com
check your local library

Recycling
freecycle.com
freesharing.org
freeuse.org
sharingisgiving.org

Look up by state where you can buy used and donated building materials:
habitat.org
buildingreuse.org
redo.org

Paint recycling
earth911.org

Ways to get items without cash
Oct. 13: TODAY’s financial editor Jean Chatzky reports on how you can get the items you want without spending your hard-earned money.

Getting cash for your trash
Oct. 13: Deborah Snoonian of This Old House magazine reveals how you can get rid of unwanted items and put some extra dollars in your pocket.

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