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Part 3 : Take It Back, Use It Up, or Pass It On

Home cluttered with items that are never used? (Clutter can cost you.) Why not become empowered and take back your space, all while earning a little bit of money or bringing some joy to the world. Who knew that excess stuff could make such a difference? With the rare exception of a practicing minimalist, we all have things in our homes that are not being used. We probably also have some brand new things still in the original packaging or with the original tags attached. In the previous two articles in this series, I talked about how we can earn … Continue reading →

Your Reuse Ideas Could Earn $100

Reusing is a great way to be frugal and green at the same time. Here in the Frugal Living Blog and the Reuse Category in this blog, we have found many ways to reuse all sorts of things from tennis balls to sawdust. But now, one magazine is asking for your ideas, and they are willing to pay $100 for them. Frugal people are so clever at reusing things. I think of one friend of mine who creates amazing furniture out of discards, using them in unique ways. Almost anything can be reused, even things we might normally think of … Continue reading →

Pay for Your Gas with Your Scrap Metal

Would you like to earn some extra money? Prices paid for scrap metal have greatly increased, making a few pounds of scrap turn into enough money to fill up your tank. The price of scrap copper has increased from $1 to $3 a pound, while aluminum cans have gone up from 30 cents a pound to 80 cents a pound. Increasingly, frugal people are turning to scrap metal collection to put gas in their cars and pay for the increase in food prices. Collecting scrap metal and then selling it is not as hard as it sounds. You can simply … Continue reading →

Make Extra Money this Spring

Do you need a little extra cash to get you through? With rising prices on food and gas and the needs of growing families, you might just feel a little tight. Here are a number of easy ways to make some money this spring. Yard sale season is here! Take advantage of this fact to go around your home and turn all of your unused and unwanted items into some cash. A good yard sale can yield about $500, although I have known one family who made more than $1,000 in their first yard sale of the season. If you … Continue reading →

Earn Money for Treats

Every so often (okay quite a lot actually) I think about little treats for myself or my family. These treats are things that as a frugal person I know that we don’t need or can live without. For example, it might be nice to enjoy a lunch or dinner out, a new book (or paperback swap book), a chocolate bar, a gourmet coffee, an upgrade on my hair cut, a magazine, some trading cards for my son, ice cream out for the kids, etc. They are small things (well, maybe except for the dinner out), but if we were to … Continue reading →

33 Things to Make for Money

If you are looking to earn some cash for the little extras in life, why not start a frugal holiday business? A frugal holiday business is a lot less pressure than a regular home business. With this type of home business, you produce a hand crafted product and sell it only when you want to make a little extra cash. These products are generally pretty frugal to produce with no major investment. You can make just a few items when you have time, or produce a whole bunch to sell. It all depends on how much you want to do. … Continue reading →