Money Saving Idea - Household

Get gently used tools, electronics, furniture, and sporting goods through freecycle.org. Freecycle is an online community of people who swap what they no longer need for stuff they can't do without.

Cost: Your fellow Freecyclers expect you to donate items, not just take freebies.

Savings: $75 for a new-to-you wireless router, for example.

Bonus: You're swapping, not getting rid of stuff, helping reduce the millions of tons of wate dumped into landfills each year.