Like many dumb high school boys I somehow convinced my parents that I needed a project car to work on. Somehow I didn’t have enough to do with just homework and a part-time job… Predictably I ran short of money within just a month or two and needed to find some way to earn some …
Arbitrage and flipping products for profit entail finding undervalued items to sell them at a reasonable price. My wife and I went crazy when we first discovered a Goodwill Outlet near us where we could buy a huge amount of clothing by the pound (as well as other goods). However, what’s better than paying for …
Dumpster diving has taken off in popularity recently, thanks to viral internet videos of amazing finds outside high-end retail stores. No longer is it just homeless people or freegans that keep me company at the dumpsters I frequent. Instead, tons of people have realized that they can outfit their homes and make good money from …
When most people think of “dumpster diving”, they think of people looking for food. To be fair, that’s probably the common application. However, that’s not really what dumpster diving has been for me. In the past couple of years I’ve made tens of thousands of dollars by finding items in good condition (or items that …
You can find unbelievable treasures discarded as trash by people while dumpster diving. It lends credence to the saying that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. But do you really need to dive 365 days a year to get lucky? It turns out there are specific days when your odds of striking gold are …
For several years after my wife and I were married, we had to make money in whatever way we could. Medical debt and student loans were crushing us so we tried dozens of different ways to “make quick money”. Spoiler alert, pretty much none of them worked. However, the two that really stuck and allowed …
If you’re first getting into dumpster diving it can be a bit intimidating. I remember when I first decided to drive around in the evening and check out a few dumpsters…they were all locked up. Finding a dumpster that isn’t locked up, has the potential for some good finds, and isn’t crawling with people can …