CLEVELAND -- Furniture, clothes, even hot tubs are all out there in cyberspace for free.

Kaleena Jamerson has eight children and another on the way. She looks for ways to save money and has turned to the Internet for help.

She found free toys listed in the "free" section of Craigslist. Reilly Asbury was trying to get rid of them. Asbury said she wanted to avoid throwing them away and decided to go online to offer them to someone who could use them.

Kristyn Jackson is also sharing her slightly used items. She uses Freecycle, which is a Web site linked to Yahoo groups based on where you live. Freecycle Ohio has thousands of local residents signed up in hopes of unloading items they no longer use and aquiring things that may not be in their budget right now.

There are rules as to what you can and cannot post, and each request is filtered before it is sent to the users. Nobody is allowed to list garage sales and no money ever changes hands. People can ask for items they need and offer items they no longer want.

Freecycle's creators say the goal is to keep items out of the landfill, and users say it's a good way to save money.

For Jamerson, finding free items helps keep her family carefree. "It puts a smile on their face, and it makes me happy," she said.

Helpful Links

• Craigslist
• Freecycle