DUMPSTER DIVING FOR FUN AND PROFIT

When driving around, we see a dumpster. Dumpsters are opportunities for us. People throw out really good stuff. One Sunday morning we saw a dumpster. We were all dressed up coming home from church. My husband likes to jump in. My job is to look over the stuff and get it in the car. He found a boomerang ($18 on ebay) and a full set of rigid power tools in the bag($375 value), Plus some good dress jeans. Another time the neighbor down the street had a dumpster out and we went through it in broad daylight. We found Boy Scout memorabilia. We lived off those profits on eBay for a month. People throw away the most amazing stuff. We got a very old plastic doll that sold for more than $40. We also got vintage christmas stuff that sold as well. Sometimes people don't know what to do with all the stuff and just throw it away. We refurbish vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers and bikes we find. It's all extra money that makes us less dependant on the system. My favorite thing is to sell something I don't want and take the money to buy something I need. The freegans do this sort of thing for a living. We're not there yet but in major cities, I recommend checking the freegan websites for classes on how to dumpster dive professionally. Ever little bit helps to free you from dependance on jobs that are being shipped overseas.