What if you could get what you need without spending a dime? More than 1 million people in more than 30 countries are doing just that by using the Buy Nothing Project. Cherri Christiansen started a ...

For years, the freewheeling virtual community — where neighbors share free goods — has been roiled by battles over the use of its name. A government shutdown made things worse. By Emma Goldberg In San ...

You might have heard about your local Buy Nothing Project group on Facebook. If not, you probably know someone who's a member. We estimate at least one million Australians are involved as members or ...

Naomi Serviss scored a bookshelf and a guitar stand. Michelle Wolf got three spin bikes ‒ two for a teacher friend's classroom and one for herself. Joni Holderman got a gently used rug that retails ...

As a matter of tradition, January is a reset month for many. The winter holidays and their festive excesses are behind us and resolutions are made to hit the gym, cook at home, cut out booze or to ...

It's Black Friday — one of the biggest days for retail spending, when companies slash prices to get us to buy more stuff. If you're tired of this annual exercise in consumption, meet Buy Nothin Day.

Borrowing the style of Joan Didion’s “The White Album,” a writer considers an online gifting hub where people try to give away unwanted stuff. By Michelle Madden See more of our coverage in your ...