Also, check out the website Freecycle. Users advertise a wide variety of items for free — you just have to go pick them up. And many restaurants offer birthday rewards to members who sign up for their online newsletter: you can usually score free appetizers, drinks, or desserts. Once you start saving, use your extra cash wisely. Bulk up your emergency fund, funnel more cash to your IRA, or open a college fund for your kids.
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How to dispose of a laptop or PC: Freecycle it
If you’re feeling generous, or you don’t think your old laptop or PC is worth much, you can give away a working computer to someone who would benefit from it. You might know someone, but if not, sign up to your local Freecycle group.
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• Pool and Beach Toys
Some pool toys such as buckets and spades are made out of rigid plastics that are not accepted at the recycling centres or in your kerbside recycling collection. If you’re no longer using them, give them away on Freecycle or ask local playgroups if they can make use of them. Plastic paddling pools are non-recyclable but they could be reused to cover bikes with later in the year.
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Freecycle. Not strictly a way of making money, but certainly a good way of saving it, the Freecycle community exists online and offers things to the group for free. Sign up to your local community group and post your unwanted items for collection — while seeing what’s up for grabs!
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