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Scrounging Up Money

Last updated on December 2, 2019 by One Frugal Girl1 Comment

As the nesting urges kick in I’ve gone into overdrive with straightening the house and searching for money. First, I tried to make money by selling off unwanted items and returning unused clothing. Next, I started rummaging through all of those various places that money can hide.

I looked in the obvious places, like the glove box and under the seats of my car. I was vacuuming in there anyway, so I figured there was no harm in digging out the pennies and dimes I found along the way.

From there I moved on to my small purse collection. Despite the fact that I’m in my early thirties I have to admit that my grandmother has purchased just about every purse I’ve ever owned. It’s her claim to shopping fame and I often tell her she should buy me a few more before she dies. That way she can continue the tradition long after she’s passed away. (I can use one purse for nearly a decade, so she really does not need to stock up all that much.)

Surprisingly enough I found a few dollars in each of them and nearly $50 in one. I also found a few half used gift cards along the way that I can use to buy lunch. Most of them had $10 or less on them, but if I can find good coupons to some of our local sandwich shops I bet I can purchase grub for next to nothing.

This isn’t a lot of money in the big scheme of things, but I figured since I was straightening, rearranging and purging anyway I might as well gather up what I found.

I compared prices on a number of baby products and if I buy new, (I plan on searching for some things on Craigslist), I think Amazon is the place to go. I’ll take whatever change I find to a Coinstar machine this week where I can trade it in for a gift card. It won’t make a significant dent in our overall expenses, but every little bit counts.

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  1. Kristine says

    July 6, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    While I am not a religious person I find this post makes me think of the bible and The Book of Ruth.

    When you have to, you glean.

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