I have been talking a lot about saving money. How about we talk about making money?
1) Have a garage/yard sale. When we downsized over 1000 sq ft of home we didn't have enough room to put everything! So we had a sale. We made almost $300 in a few hours just getting rid of our old junk.
2) Sell stuff on Ebay or Craigslist. Over the years we have sold a few items on Craigslist and Ebay. The biggest item was Joel's motorcycle. It took a while, but we finally the right buyer.
3) Save your loose change. When I was a kid, there was this thing called a pay phone. You would put your change in and make a call. And on a good day, you might find a quarter in the coin return! And a quarter used to buy a whole candy bar! hahaha, I crack myself up. But seriously, save your change, it can add up quickly. Did you know that the loose change people left behind at airports in security tubs totaled more than $500,000 in one year? Wow!
4) Recycling. Taking your aluminum, plastic and glass to the local recycling center pays. Aluminum cans are $1.85 per pound currently. Our son, Leo keeps them separate and bags them up. We pay him a portion of the money earned. I'd rather our family get the money than the strange Asian lady that goes through the recycle can on trash day!
5) Cash in your gold or silver. We did this a couple of years ago. I dug into my jewelry box and cashed in the items I haven't worn in years. I even found some silver coins that a company I worked for gave us. They were like challenge coins. It had the goal for the company in sales dollars and the year. I had 4 of them. I was surprised how much they were worth!
These are just a few ideas, feel free to share if you have some great ideas too. I would love to hear them!
1) Have a garage/yard sale. When we downsized over 1000 sq ft of home we didn't have enough room to put everything! So we had a sale. We made almost $300 in a few hours just getting rid of our old junk.
2) Sell stuff on Ebay or Craigslist. Over the years we have sold a few items on Craigslist and Ebay. The biggest item was Joel's motorcycle. It took a while, but we finally the right buyer.
3) Save your loose change. When I was a kid, there was this thing called a pay phone. You would put your change in and make a call. And on a good day, you might find a quarter in the coin return! And a quarter used to buy a whole candy bar! hahaha, I crack myself up. But seriously, save your change, it can add up quickly. Did you know that the loose change people left behind at airports in security tubs totaled more than $500,000 in one year? Wow!
4) Recycling. Taking your aluminum, plastic and glass to the local recycling center pays. Aluminum cans are $1.85 per pound currently. Our son, Leo keeps them separate and bags them up. We pay him a portion of the money earned. I'd rather our family get the money than the strange Asian lady that goes through the recycle can on trash day!
5) Cash in your gold or silver. We did this a couple of years ago. I dug into my jewelry box and cashed in the items I haven't worn in years. I even found some silver coins that a company I worked for gave us. They were like challenge coins. It had the goal for the company in sales dollars and the year. I had 4 of them. I was surprised how much they were worth!
These are just a few ideas, feel free to share if you have some great ideas too. I would love to hear them!
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