What frugal thing...

[rainysparadigm]

What frugal thing have you done recently that helps OTHERS, whether it benefits yourself or not?

Interesting to see what replies this gets.

Example, our washer broke last weekend. It still turns on, but it doesnt spin out. It was second hand when we got it, and not energy efficient so we had been meaning to replace it anyway. So we bought our new energy star (yey!) and posted the washer on craigslist for free. Nice couple came by to get it, seemed that they felt they could fix it. So it saved them buying a washer, and it saved us having to haul it away.

[rstlne]

At a recent event, I got a free reusable grocery bag. So I started using for my grocery shopping. Reducing the number of plastic bags I get doesn't necessarily help me, but it saves some natural resources.

[rachael24]

Anything can help...You are saving A TON of resources with reusable bags. Every market should do this

[Milehimama]

My BOGOS or CVS freebies that I can't use I give to Companions with Christ, a food pantry. I have so much toothpaste that CVS PAID me to take I couldn't possibly use it all!

[Finally_Frugal]

I received a book called 'Rich by 30' in the mail (from a Wise Bread poster!) and after I read it I donated it my local library.

[ThePennyMine]

Originally Posted by rstlne

At a recent event, I got a free reusable grocery bag. So I started using for my grocery shopping. Reducing the number of plastic bags I get doesn't necessarily help me, but it saves some natural resources.

On a similar note, there's a grocery store near here where I shop at occasionally which charges $0.05 per bag. I bring my own re-usable bag from a different grocery store. I help the environment and save a little bit of money as well!

[lpkitten]

1. i did something similar. we were getting rid of an old treadmill so we posted it to freecycle and a family came to pick it up. hopefully, they'll get more use out of it then we did.

2. found out that my grandma wasn't receiving points/cash back on her credit card so i helped her call her credit card company to get her a better card

3. i've had oodles of coupons for a new grocery store in my city. i wasn't able to use them all before the expiration so i left some in the grocery cart hoping someone would find them and be able to use them.

[boba1212]

I recently heard of programs specifically for recycling and/or donating your used running shoes. I've got more than a few pairs to donate.

I also love giving away coupons to strangers. It's a small gesture but it makes my fellow shoppers happy (and me!)

[jenai]

This was unintentional. I posted some vending machines I had in the garage for sale in the paper. I got a call from a charity that provides assisted living dogs to handicapped people. They bought 8 machines for $50 each and so I gave them one. They are going to use them for fundraising for their cause. It did beneifit me, raised some funds and cleared out a closet. But they as a charity will make 10X that money back this year on the machines so I was real happy to throw in a free machine.

[abh5e8]

i've been stocking up on things at walgreens and kroger when i can get them for free or with overage, using coupons and store sales, and allt he extra i donate to a local womens shelter. last week i ened up with 48 bottles of suave shampoo and conditioner, and wags paid me about $1.50 for every 4 bottles i bought. can't beat that!

i also got 25 tubes of colaget free bc kroger had them on sale $2/3 and i had qs for $1.50 off each. TP was free last week at kroger too...$0.99 cottenelle with $0.50 coupons that automatically double. just wish i had more qs for that one

i lvoe shopping sales and with coupons and it is so nice to be able to donate what we cant' use to those who truly need it.